Severe storms tore across portions of Illinois late Sunday evening. Some of those storms not only produced straight line winds of near 70 miles per hour, but also triggered tornado warnings in several communities within Central Illinois.

The heaviest of the storm damage was reported from Nokomis, Witt, Coffeen, and Raymond.

In a news release sent by The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency, the EMA states that damage reports began to come into the 9-1-1 dispatch center at 6:30 PM from the affected areas.

In the same press release, Witt Fire Department reported that there was significant damage to the Witt Lion’s Club Building, and some mobile campers in the area.

Nokomis Fire Protection District reported that several pieces of a steel roof had been blown off of the east side of the Nokomis Junior High School Gymnasium. Damage was also identified near the Nokomis High School.

Reports of downed power lines as a result of the heavy hitting winds and falling tree branches were also made from across Witt, Nokomis, Coffeen and Raymond.

The National Weather Service conducted a thorough investigation into the Sunday evening storms and the results of the National Weather Service’s investigation yielded the confirmation of 7 total confirmed tornadoes throughout Central IL that evening. 3 confirmed tornadoes were rated at EF0 while the remaining 4 were rated at EF1.

One of the communities awaiting the confirmation of a tornado was Nokomis. The National Weather Service’s investigation has confirmed that a tornado did in fact touchdown at the edge of town.

According to The National Weather Service, the Confirmed EF1 tornado, started on the east end of Nokomis. The tornado also went through Rosamond, and ended in Pana.

The National Weather Service’s report states the Nokomis tornado touched down on the east side of town, causing widespread tree damage. The tornado then began to push northeast toward Ohlman, causing more tree damage.

At one point, the tornado crossed into Christian County and curved east into Rosamond where it produced more tree damage and some roofing damage. The tornado then advanced into Pana where it uprooted and snapped off several large trees.

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