Illinois Tornado Watch | Effective 04/27/2026 10:50

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 27 at 12:50PM CDT until April 27 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 10:50am
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 160 UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 158. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOND CLINTON FAYETTE MARION MONTGOMERY WASHINGTON IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS MACOUPIN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CENTRALIA, LITCHFIELD, SALEM, AND VANDALIA.
Area Description: 
Bond, IL; Clinton, IL; Fayette, IL; Macoupin, IL; Marion, IL; Montgomery, IL; Washington, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS St Louis MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov