NWS: Weak tornado touched down southwest of Arcola

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - A weak tornado touched down northwest of Humboldt prompting a brief tornado warning in Douglas County Wednesday night, the National Weather Service confirmed. 

The NWS in Lincoln told WAND News a trained weather spotter reported the weak tornado was in a field  southwest of Arcola, which triggered a tornado warning for eight minutes.   The storm did not cause any damage. 

Southwest Douglas County was under a brief tornado warning, which expired at 7:49 p.m. Wednesday. Weather authorities said the storm weakened below severe limits and didn't appear to be capable of producing a tornado after that time.