Illinois Tornado Watch | Effective 04/27/2026 14:02

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 27 at 4:02PM CDT until April 27 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 2:02pm
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 158 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHRISTIAN MACON SANGAMON SHELBY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN CLARK COLES CUMBERLAND DOUGLAS EDGAR MOULTRIE PIATT VERMILION IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS MORGAN SCOTT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHAMPAIGN, CHARLESTON, DANVILLE, DECATUR, GREENUP, JACKSONVILLE, MARSHALL, MATTOON, MONTICELLO, PARIS, SHELBYVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, SULLIVAN, TAYLORVILLE, TUSCOLA, URBANA, AND WINCHESTER.
Area Description: 
Champaign, IL; Christian, IL; Clark, IL; Coles, IL; Cumberland, IL; Douglas, IL; Edgar, IL; Macon, IL; Morgan, IL; Moultrie, IL; Piatt, IL; Sangamon, IL; Scott, IL; Shelby, IL; Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov