Tornado watch issued for Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for all of Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois -- including Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Scott, Stoddard, Perry, Alexander and Union counties -- just before 1 p.m. today.

The watch remains in effect until 9 p.m.

The weather service said a second round of storms was expected to hit the area this afternoon, with some thunderstorms possible severe, including large hail, damaging winds and possibly tornadoes.

For more information on today's weather go to www.semissourian.com/weather.