Illinois Tornado Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 19:54

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 9:54PM CDT until April 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 7:54pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 131 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHRISTIAN DE WITT MACON SHELBY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN CLARK COLES CUMBERLAND DOUGLAS EDGAR MOULTRIE PIATT VERMILION THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHAMPAIGN, CHARLESTON, CLINTON, DANVILLE, DECATUR, GREENUP, MARSHALL, MATTOON, MONTICELLO, PARIS, SHELBYVILLE, SULLIVAN, TAYLORVILLE, TUSCOLA, AND URBANA.
Area Description: 
Champaign, IL; Christian, IL; Clark, IL; Coles, IL; Cumberland, IL; De Witt, IL; Douglas, IL; Edgar, IL; Macon, IL; Moultrie, IL; Piatt, IL; Shelby, IL; Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov