(WAND Weather) — The first round of severe storms has now shifted south of I-70, as well as into Indiana.
A tree was reported down on IL 1, just south of Paris due to the strong gusty winds associated with said storms.  Â
Thousands of power customers in the area are reporting outages. Click here to learn more.
While central Illinois is not out of the woods in the severe weather department, most of the additional clusters of storms that develop for the rest of the day into Tuesday night will feature small hail and wind gusts toward 50 mph. Â
The criterion for severe weather is 58+ mph and/or a minimum of quarter-size hail.  Â
A cold front arrives Wednesday with more storms followed by a bona fide dip in humidity Wednesday night.Â
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