Tornado Watch Illinois | Effective 04/02/2026 11:43

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 2 at 1:43PM CDT until April 2 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 2, 2026 - 11:43am
Expires: 
April 2, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 89 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS MARSHALL MASON MENARD PEORIA STARK TAZEWELL WOODFORD IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CASS FULTON KNOX MORGAN SCHUYLER SCOTT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEARDSTOWN, CANTON, EUREKA, GALESBURG, HAVANA, JACKSONVILLE, LACON, PEKIN, PEORIA, PETERSBURG, RUSHVILLE, TOULON, AND WINCHESTER.
Area Description: 
Cass, IL; Fulton, IL; Knox, IL; Marshall, IL; Mason, IL; Menard, IL; Morgan, IL; Peoria, IL; Schuyler, IL; Scott, IL; Stark, IL; Tazewell, IL; Woodford, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov