NWS confirms tornado touchdowns in central Illinois

(WAND) - Multiple confirmed tornadoes are confirmed to have touched down in central Illinois Monday evening, per the National Weather Service.

NWS officials in Lincoln said a tornado was located near Pleasant Plains (12 miles northwest of Springfield) and moving east at 30 miles per hour.

Another NWS report said a confirmed tornado was located near Mechanicsburg, or 15 miles east of Springfield, at 6:15 p.m. It was moving east at 35 miles per hour at that time.

The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down over Niantic at 6:35 p.m. This is 11 miles west of Decatur. NWS officials said it is moving east at 35 miles per hour. At 7:04 p.m., the tornado was over Mount Zion.

Tornado warnings in the viewing area had expired as of 8:40 p.m. Monday.

Severe thunderstorm warnings are still in effect until 9 p.m. for the following areas: