Headline:
Tornado Watch issued April 27 at 4:41PM CDT until April 27 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 2:41pm
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 163 UNTIL
9 PM CDT THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH
158. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
CHRISTIAN MACON SANGAMON
SHELBY
IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
CHAMPAIGN CLARK COLES
CUMBERLAND DOUGLAS EDGAR
MOULTRIE PIATT VERMILION
IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
CLAY CRAWFORD EFFINGHAM
JASPER LAWRENCE RICHLAND
IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
MORGAN SCOTT
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHAMPAIGN, CHARLESTON, DANVILLE,
DECATUR, EFFINGHAM, FLORA, GREENUP, JACKSONVILLE, LAWRENCEVILLE,
MARSHALL, MATTOON, MONTICELLO, NEWTON, OLNEY, PARIS, ROBINSON,
SHELBYVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, SULLIVAN, TAYLORVILLE, TUSCOLA, URBANA,
AND WINCHESTER.
Area Description:
Champaign, IL; Christian, IL; Clark, IL; Clay, IL; Coles, IL; Crawford, IL; Cumberland, IL; Douglas, IL; Edgar, IL; Effingham, IL; Jasper, IL; Lawrence, IL; Macon, IL; Morgan, IL; Moultrie, IL; Piatt, IL; Richland, IL; Sangamon, IL; Scott, IL; Shelby, IL; Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov