Illinois Tornado Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 17:27

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 7:27PM CDT until April 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 5:27pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 129...PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BUREAU PUTNAM IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS HENRY IL WHITESIDE IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HANCOCK HENDERSON MCDONOUGH WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CARTHAGE, GENESEO, HENNEPIN, MACOMB, MONMOUTH, OQUAWKA, PRINCETON, AND STERLING.
Area Description: 
Bureau, IL; Hancock, IL; Henderson, IL; Henry, IL; McDonough, IL; Putnam, IL; Warren, IL; Whiteside, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov