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7 tornadoes confirmed across central Illinois following weekend storms

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(WAND) – The National Weather Service confirmed seven tornadoes touched down in central Illinois during Sunday’s storms.

The tornado count for the WAND viewing area, which does not include all of central Illinois, is now at 63 as of June 23.

For reference, the area averages 20 tornadoes annually.

NWS confirmed on Tuesday that an EF-Unknown, or EF-U, touched down in the Edinburg area of Christian County over the weekend.

An EF-U is a tornado that causes little to no damage to survey, usually spawning in an open field.

Another EF-U, which was on the ground for less than a minute with no damage reported, touched down near Tower Hill in Shelby County.

Tower Hill is located between Pana and Shelbyville.

The NWS previously confirmed an EF-1 east of Neoga in Cumberland County, along with EF-0 tornadoes southwest of Stewardson in Shelby County and northeast of Toledo, also in Cumberland County.

Additionally, the NWS office in St. Louis confirmed two EF-0 tornadoes south of Shobonier in far southern Fayette County.

Shobonier is about 10 miles south of Vandalia.

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