Tornado watch in effect as supercell storms fire up in Illinois

Storm chaser Aaron Jayjack reported from Illinois on the afternoon of March 14 as severe storms ramped up throughout the Midwest.

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00:00 I'm here just south of St. Louis, Missouri, where we have a tornado watch in effect this evening until 9pm.

00:06 That tornado watch is from southwestern Missouri all the way through St. Louis to eastern Illinois.

00:12 And already we have supercells that have developed just to the west, southwest, northwest of St. Louis.

00:18 This is just to the southwest of St. Louis. This is a tornado-warned supercell crossing the Mississippi River right now,

00:24 making its way into the east.

00:26 Besides tornadoes, these storms will pose a risk for barge hail, damaging hail, and destructive winds,

00:32 supercellular winds, 60 miles per hour or higher gusts.

00:35 So I will be tracking these storms this evening across Illinois towards Indiana.

00:40 And this is a long-duration event. Storms have fired here early, and these storms will track.

00:45 These will be long-track storms as they move across southern Illinois this evening.

00:49 For AccuWeather, this is Aaron J. Jack in Illinois.