ALEXANDER, Ill. (AP) — A reported tornado has damaged a semi-trailer on Interstate 72 in central Illinois as a line of storms rumbled across parts of the state.
National Weather Service meteorologist Alex Erwin says a storm spotter reported seeing a twister cross the freeway Monday afternoon near Alexander. Alexander is west of Springfield.
Another spotter reported seeing a tornado about 3:30 p.m. near Roodhouse, southwest of Springfield.
A line of thunderstorms was moving quickly Monday afternoon through that part of Illinois. Erwin says the weather service has not yet confirmed the reports of tornadoes.
