POTOMAC – Cleanup is underway in central Illinois after possible tornadoes Tuesday afternoon.
No major injuries were reported. In Vermilion County, high winds snapped utility poles along County Road 620.
The storm also destroyed several 70-foot tall trees in the front yard of a house in Potomac.
Brenda and Jim Britton witnessed the storm’s fury as it passed by their home.
“We were sitting in the living room and, I’m just, I’m just sitting in the chair watching it go by,” said Brenda Britton. “I think I was more in shock… it’s coming down so fast in sheets and then with the hail coming down and the wind was blowing. I didn’t even hear these trees crack.”
“You can feel the pressure in your ears when that [wind] come through,” said Jim Britton.
He said this was the most extensive damage to their trees they’ve seen in nearly 25 years.
On Wednesday, meteorologists from the National Weather Service will survey damage areas to determine the strength of the winds and if they were caused by a tornado.
Tornado warnings were issued at different times on Tuesday afternoon in Champaign, De Witt, Macon and Piatt counties. The storms also produced large hail according to emergency managers and National Weather Service storm spotters.
