Illinois Tornado Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 18:31

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 8:31PM CDT until April 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 6:31pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 131 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN CLARK COLES CUMBERLAND DOUGLAS EDGAR MOULTRIE PIATT VERMILION THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHAMPAIGN, CHARLESTON, DANVILLE, GREENUP, MARSHALL, MATTOON, MONTICELLO, PARIS, SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, AND URBANA.
Area Description: 
Champaign, IL; Clark, IL; Coles, IL; Cumberland, IL; Douglas, IL; Edgar, IL; Moultrie, IL; Piatt, IL; Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov