These areas face a significant threat of potentially destructive winds that could cause widespread power outages and tree damage.

CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) — A tornado watch has been issued for the entire region until 11 p.m. The National Weather Service issued the tornado watch which includes all of southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, western Kentucky and northwest Tennessee. The watch also extends into Indiana and further north into Illinois and into Arkansas.

A tornado watch was issued Sunday afternoon until 7 p.m. for an area with over 10.5 million residents spanning 10 counties in northeastern Illinois and five counties in northern Indiana.

A series of severe storms triggered tornado warnings and tornado watches in much of central and northern Illinois on March 19, moving out of the area by late evening. The storms caused a smattering of power outages in northwest Indiana and widespread damage across the Chicagoland area.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for portions of central Illinois on Sunday as severe weather is expected through the afternoon.

Millions of people are under tornado watches across the central United States on Sunday, as a volatile weather system has triggered power outages and huge hail. Nearly 175 million people from Illinois to eastern Texas and beyond could be affected,

Forecasters warned of widespread damaging winds, very large hail and tornadoes, from Texas to the East Coast starting on Sunday.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Watch for the entire Wabash Valley for Sunday afternoon into the evening hours. In Indiana, a