SOUTHERN ILLINOIS — The National Weather Service is confirming multiple tornadoes touched down in our listening area Sunday night causing damage and power outages in their wake.

Starting at 6:34 p.m. Sunday an EF 1 twister bringing winds of 90 miles an hour tracked just southwest of New Baden through Damiansville, snapping of large tree branches and ripping off the roof of a commercial building before lifting 10 minutes later just southeast of Damiansville.

A few minutes later another EF1 touched down north of Carlyle and tracked eastward with wins of 97 miles per hour, causing significant damage to a garage, and shed and removing part of at least one home.

Campgrounds at Hazlet and Coles Creek suffered damage with authorities closing both campgrounds as first responders helped clear downed trees and debris, as well as helping campers out of the park.

Downing trees and power lines, that tornado lifted around 7:01 p.m. Then around 7:28 p.m., another EF1 touched down just west of Forbes Lake, snapping and uprooting trees and causing a portion of that campground to be closed.

A second twister touched down in the same area a few minutes later, heading into Clay County and building into an EF2. Weather officials have confirmed an EF-2 tornado, with wind speeds reaching 125 mph, occurred north of Xenia.

Additionally, preliminary findings from the Weather Service indicate that an EF-3 tornado, with winds of 140 mph, also touched down on Sunday in Williamson and Johnson Counties where one injury was reported.

Thousands were without power well into Monday, and Ameren says still other customers won’t be restored until sometime Tuesday.

While responding to reports of trees and power lines down across their communities, Patoka and Sandoval firefighters responded late Sunday night to a report of a home on Berry Road east of Patoka.

Upon their arrival, firefighters found the home was fully engulfed in flames. Lightning is believed to be the cause of the blaze.

With the heavy rain that fell not only Sunday night but all weekend, flooding was a problem on local roadways, including the commonly flooded Brick Hill Road east of Central City.

Flooding is still a concern in many portions of our listening area today, so avoid commonly flooded roadways and remember to never try to cross a flooded road.

Yet, despite the damage, the flooding and the power outages, on Monday people came together to make sure our fallen American veterans were honored on the one day we set aside each year to recognize their sacrifice.