A tornado warning is in effect in several parts of southern Wisconsin Saturday evening after a tornado was spotted near Watertown, while other parts of southern Wisconsin remain under a tornado watch until 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

A tornado warning is in effect until 7:45 p.m. Saturday for east central Dane, northwestern Jefferson and southern Dodge counties, according to the National Weather Service.

A tornado warning was also in effect until 7:30 p.m. for northeastern Green County, according to NWS.

The National Weather Service advised people in places under a tornado warning to take cover.

The tornado watch is in effect until 10 p.m. across southern Wisconsin, including in the following counties: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Sauk, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha, according to the National Weather Service.

A tornado watch is less serious than a tornado warning. A watch is issued when weather conditions favor thunderstorms producing tornado conditions in or near the “watch” area, according to the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service noted that in addition to the possibility of tornadoes, southern Wisconsin could see damaging wind gusts and large hail.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Parts of southern Wisconsin under tornado warnings, after tornado spotting