New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- The US National Weather Service (NWS) on Sunday issued a Tornado Watch for parts of Indiana and Illinois, with dozens of counties receiving the alert.

The NWS advisory was released around 3.45 pm local time on Sunday, with the Tornado Watch expected to remain in place until 9 pm.

The NWS alerted dozens of counties across both states, with the advisory being prompted by a line of strong storms working across the Midwest.

In Indiana, the warning extends to Benton, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Dubois, Fountain, Gibson, Greene, Hamilton, Hendricks, Howard, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Marion, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Orange, Owen, Parke, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Spencer, Sullivan, Tip...