A Tornado Watch is in effect, as is a Flood Watch, for large swaths of the Chicago area Wednesday. The possibility of stronger tornadoes is most likely from Ottawa to the Loop, especially on the South Side,

Tornado watches and warnings have been issued across major parts of central and southern Illinois, as well as counties south of Chicago. Find out where.

As of 1:35 p.m., much of Illinois is in a Tornado Watch, while a tornado warning is in effect for south Tazewell County. A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near San Jose at 1:35 p.m., or 10 miles northeast of Mason City, moving northeast at 15 mph.