Illinois Tornado Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 13:32

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 3:32PM CDT until April 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 1:32pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 131 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHRISTIAN DE WITT LOGAN MACON MARSHALL MASON MCLEAN MENARD PEORIA SANGAMON SHELBY STARK TAZEWELL WOODFORD IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CASS FULTON KNOX MORGAN SCHUYLER SCOTT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEARDSTOWN, BLOOMINGTON, CANTON, CLINTON, DECATUR, EUREKA, GALESBURG, HAVANA, JACKSONVILLE, LACON, LINCOLN, NORMAL, PEKIN, PEORIA, PETERSBURG, RUSHVILLE, SHELBYVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, TAYLORVILLE, TOULON, AND WINCHESTER.
Area Description: 
Cass, IL; Christian, IL; De Witt, IL; Fulton, IL; Knox, IL; Logan, IL; McLean, IL; Macon, IL; Marshall, IL; Mason, IL; Menard, IL; Morgan, IL; Peoria, IL; Sangamon, IL; Schuyler, IL; Scott, IL; Shelby, IL; Stark, IL; Tazewell, IL; Woodford, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov