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A series of severe storms triggered tornado warnings and tornado watches in much of central and northern Illinois on March 19, moving out of the area by late evening. The storms caused a smattering of power outages in northwest Indiana and widespread damage across the Chicagoland area.

Meteorologist John Burchfield breaks down when the thunderstorms will roll through the area, how it will impact your plans, and what you need to do to prepare.

Damage has been reported in Champaign County and several thousand people are without power in central Illinois

A Tornado Watch continues for central Indiana until 8pm. Large hail up to 1″ diameter, damaging straight-line winds near 60 miles per hour and heavy downpours up to 1″ are likely.

While parts of central Illinois remain under a tornado watch, another weather phenomenon called a "gustnado" could also threaten the region.

The Storm Prediction Center has areas southeast of I-55 in an "Enhanced Risk," this is a level 3 of 5 on their severe risk scale. Locations near and along I-55 are in a "Slight Risk" (level 2 of 5), and then north and northwest portions of Chicagoland are in a "Marginal Risk" (level 1/5).

Tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings ... In south suburban Steger, Illinois, the roof was ripped off a factory building near Chicago Road and 35th Street. A neighboring gas station ...