India, Feb. 20 -- A tornado-warned storm is moving along the Ohio River Valley near Effingham in Effingham County, Illinois as the NWS has placed multiple counties in Illinois under a tornado watches and warnings.

The NWS issued a tornado warning for Effingham County at 3:06pm local time on Thursday. The southern Effingham County area is especially vulnerable to the tornadoes, the NWS said.

Storm chasers on the ground shared a video of the storm as it approached Effingham. A scary video was shared by tornado chaser Freddy McKinney on X.

This story is being updated.

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