More than 130,000 people are being told to move indoors on Tuesday afternoon as a severe thunderstorm moved across Illinois.

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Ben Deubelbeiss told Newsweek that Illinois has a secondary severe weather season that hits in the fall, although the severe storms are not as frequent as they are during the spring severe weather season.

Why It Matters

The urgent message was issued one minute after meteorologists detected a severe thunderstorm moving across parts of the area within the NWS Lincoln forecast area. Whereas some weather alerts can be issued hours or even days in advance, the immediacy of this warning signifies the urgency with which people in the impacted areas should take action.

What to Know

The NWS office in Lincoln, Illinois, i

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