Tornado Watch Illinois | Effective 04/02/2026 16:50

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 2 at 6:50PM CDT until April 2 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 2, 2026 - 4:50pm
Expires: 
April 2, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 89 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BUREAU PUTNAM IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS CARROLL HENRY IL JO DAVIESS MERCER STEPHENSON WHITESIDE IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HANCOCK HENDERSON MCDONOUGH WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, CARTHAGE, FREEPORT, GALENA, GENESEO, HENNEPIN, MACOMB, MONMOUTH, MOUNT CARROLL, OQUAWKA, PRINCETON, AND STERLING.
Area Description: 
Bureau, IL; Carroll, IL; Hancock, IL; Henderson, IL; Henry, IL; Jo Daviess, IL; McDonough, IL; Mercer, IL; Putnam, IL; Stephenson, IL; Warren, IL; Whiteside, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov