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Small Tornadoes Reported In Central Illinois

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David Lyons captured this picture of a funnel cloud in Assumption on May 6.
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Updated Thursday at 3:07 p.m.

Updated Thursday at 3:00 p.m.

Updated Thursday at 2:57 p.m.

URBANA – The Tornado Warning has been allowed to expire.

Updated Thursday at 2:46 p.m.

URBANA – A Tornado Warning remains in effect until 3:00 p.m. for Moultrie and Shelby Counties. The area includes Windsor, Findlay, and Gays. Another tornado warning issued earlier has been allowed to expire.

Updated Thursday at 2:41 p.m.

URBANA – The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued severe storm warnings. As of Thursday at 2:41 p.m., Tornado Warnings currently in effect for portions of Moultrie and Shelby Counties. Forecasters say the storms are moving to the southeast.

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Reginald Hardwick is the News & Public Affairs Director at Illinois Public Media. He oversees daily newscasts and online stories. He also manages The 21st Show, a live, weekday talk show that airs on six NPR stations throughout Illinois. He is the executive producer of IPM's annual environmental TV special "State of Change." And he is the co-creator of Illinois Soul, IPM's Black-focused audio service that launched in February 2024. Before arriving at IPM in 2019, he served as News Director at WKAR in East Lansing and spent 17 years as a TV news producer and manager at KXAS, the NBC-owned station in Dallas/Fort Worth. Reginald is the recipient of three Edward R. Murrow regional awards, seven regional Emmy awards, and multiple honors from the National Association of Black Journalists. Born in Vietnam, Reginald grew up in Colorado and is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado. Email: rh14@illinois.edu Twitter: @RNewsIPM