The National Weather Service is preparing for the possibility of two rounds of severe storms on Wednesday, less than one week after nine confirmed tornadoes tore through the region.
The weather service has indicated Wednesday’s storms are a Moderate Risk [level 4 out of 5] for an area west of Peoria south to Jacksonville and stretching into Indiana.
The forecast for storms covers areas north of Interstate 72, encompassing Bloomington-Normal, Pontiac, Decatur, Champaign, Danville and Kankakee. The primary threat is for tornadoes and damaging winds that could top 75 mph, as well as large hail greater than 2 inches in diameter…