Another Tornado Touches Down In Illinois

BRYANT, IL — Another confirmed tornado touched down in western Illinois on Tuesday evening — with unconfirmed reports coming in of more, the National Weather Service tells Patch.

The tornado touched down around 7:40 p.m. north of Bryant and west of Banner in Fulton County, according to NWS Meteorologist John Bumgardner. It had a "considerable threat tag" that was confirmed with radar.

It's likely that the twister originated closer to the Industry area in McDonough County and made its way east. A photo shared with AccuWeather shows an Industry home that was damaged in the storm.

"We had quite a few reports of structural damage... with roofs damaged, power lines down and debris," Bumgardner told Patch.

The NWS received reports of "some mangled farm equipment in the roadway" near Lewistown, he added. That town had reports of two tornadoes on the ground at one point.

Bumgardner said that as of Tuesday night, reports continued to roll in of hail measuring 1.5 inches in diameter. Earlier, there were reports of hail measuring 3.25 inches.

Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings remained in effect for the area for the evening.

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NWS officials out of the Chicago area warned on Twitter earlier Tuesday that "another round of severe storms are possible across parts of northern IL this evening."