VIDEO: Tornado Warning Issued Sunday Afternoon After Funnel Cloud Spotted Just North of Effingham

Tornado sirens sounded in Effingham Sunday afternoon after a funnel cloud was spotted about three miles north of the city. A small thunderstorm was moving east just north of Effingham.

The tornado did touch down, confirmed by trained weather spotters with the National Weather Service, prompting a brief Tornado Warning for much of Cumberland County. The tornado was classified by the NWS as a weak "landspout tornado".

2:37 pm -- Trained spotters have reported a tornado touchdown with a storm in the southwest corner of Cumberland Co. This landspout tornado is weak, but can cause damage. #ILwx https://t.co/ZFdYsmh3PR

— NWS Lincoln IL (@NWSLincolnIL) September 1, 2019

Area resident Trent Alan shot video of the funnel cloud as it began to come down near the rest area on Interstate 57 north of Effingham.

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