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.

Track strong to severe storms as they head to the Chicago area Wednesday here. A tornado watch was issued for several Illinois and Indiana counties with waves of showers and potentially severe storms set to move across the region Wednesday.

CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) -- A Tornado Watch was issued for parts of southern Illinois and western Kentucky on Wednesday. The Tornado Watch is for areas in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. The watch for the counties in the WSIL viewing area are in effect until 11 p.m. on March 19.