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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Lincoln, IL

February 19, 2026Clark County, Crawford County, Jasper County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 19, 2026, 7:12 PM CST for Clark County, Crawford County, Jasper County, Illinois. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 19, 2026, 7:12 PM CST (01:12 UTC)
Expired: Feb 19, 2026, 8:00 PM CST
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Jasper County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 19, 12:20 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 137 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 56 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1164 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 318 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 413 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

389 
WUUS53 KILX 200112
SVRILX
ILC023-033-079-200200-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0021.260220T0112Z-260220T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
712 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Crawford County in east central Illinois...
  Northeastern Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...
  Southeastern Clark County in east central Illinois...

* Until 800 PM CST.

* At 712 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
  Oblong, or 12 miles northwest of Robinson, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Hutsonville around 730 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for southeastern
and east central Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 3919 8762 3916 8764 3915 8763 3914 8766
      3912 8763 3911 8765 3910 8762 3909 8762
      3908 8760 3905 8795 3917 8795 3921 8782
      3924 8758 3922 8757
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 254DEG 31KT 3910 8794 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Erwin

2 follow-up statements

320 
WWUS53 KILX 200139
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
739 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026

ILC023-079-200148-
/O.CAN.KILX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260220T0200Z/
Jasper-Clark-
739 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JASPER AND
SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. Gusty 
winds and small hail are still possible. 

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for east central
Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 3906 8785 3910 8784 3917 8775 3917 8766
      3916 8766 3915 8764 3914 8766 3912 8763
      3911 8765 3910 8762 3908 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 254DEG 30KT 3915 8768 

$$

ILC033-200200-
/O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260220T0200Z/
Crawford-
739 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST
FOR NORTH CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY...

At 738 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hutsonville, or
10 miles north of Robinson, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of north
central Crawford County, including the following locations... Eaton
and West York.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for east central
Illinois.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3906 8785 3910 8784 3917 8775 3917 8766
      3916 8766 3915 8764 3914 8766 3912 8763
      3911 8765 3910 8762 3908 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 254DEG 30KT 3915 8768 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Erwin

454 
WWUS53 KILX 200157
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
757 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026

ILC033-200206-
/O.EXP.KILX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260220T0200Z/
Crawford-
757 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM CST...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However, small hail and gusty winds are still
possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for east central
Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 3906 8785 3910 8784 3917 8775 3917 8766
      3916 8766 3915 8764 3914 8766 3912 8763
      3911 8765 3910 8762 3908 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 254DEG 31KT 3919 8751 

$$

Erwin

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 19, 6:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay	30 min
Feb 19, 6:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton, Schuyler	44 min
Feb 19, 6:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham, Jasper	47 min
Feb 19, 6:13 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Fulton, Schuyler	32 min
Feb 19, 6:20 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham, Jasper	25 min
Feb 19, 6:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton, Mason, Schuyler	45 min
Feb 19, 6:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Lawrence, Richland	32 min
Feb 19, 6:38 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Clay, Effingham, Jasper	31 min
Feb 19, 6:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Jasper	43 min
Feb 19, 6:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton, Mason, Tazewell	47 min
Feb 19, 7:02 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Jasper	28 min
Feb 19, 7:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Crawford	34 min
Feb 19, 7:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Tazewell	32 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.