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Tornado Warning 101, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2026, 4:54 PM CDT for Christian County, Macon County, Illinois. It was in force for 38 min. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2026, 4:54 PM CDT (21:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2026, 5:32 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.75 in
Counties Christian County, IL, Macon County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 5:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Niantic, IL | Shed destroyed by high winds. |
| Jun 17, 5:02 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Niantic, IL | Sheet metal blown into a field near Niantic. |
| Jun 17, 5:02 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 2 Se Niantic, IL | |
| Jun 17, 5:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 W Blue Mound, IL | EF-1, max winds 110 mph, path length 10.7 miles, width 700 yards. The tornado began in northern Christian County in the Griswold Conservation Area, causing extensive tree damage throughout the property. It crossed the county line into Macon County, damaging mo |
| Jun 17, 5:08 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Boody, IL | Corrects previous hail report from Boody. Photo of ping pong size hail with a ruler. Time estimated from radar. |
| Jun 17, 5:08 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Boody, IL | Corrects previous hail report from Boody. Golf ball size hail near route 48 outside of Boody. Time estimated from radar. |
| Jun 17, 5:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Decatur, IL | Powerline line blown down at Shadow Ridge in Decatur. |
| Jun 17, 5:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Elwin, IL | Ping Pong size hail. |
| Jun 17, 5:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Macon, IL | Power poles snapped off near the ground near highway 51 south of Walker Road. |
| Jun 17, 5:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Harristown, IL | 10 trees snapped. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 53 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2139 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
343
WFUS53 KILX 172154
TORILX
ILC021-115-172300-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0101.260617T2154Z-260617T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
454 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Christian County in central Illinois...
Southern Macon County in central Illinois...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 454 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mechanicsburg, or 17 miles east of Springfield,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Mount Auburn around 500 PM CDT.
Niantic around 505 PM CDT.
Harristown around 510 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Decatur, Mount Zion, Long Creek, Decatur Airport and Dalton City.
This also includes Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park & Memorial and
Spitler Woods State Natural Area.
This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 125 and 139.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3974 8876 3974 8881 3966 8881 3965 8892
3974 8935 3982 8925 3981 8922 3992 8921
3989 8874
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 277DEG 29KT 3982 8933
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
$$
NMA2 follow-up statements
933
WWUS53 KILX 172214
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
514 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026
ILC021-115-172300-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-260617T2300Z/
Christian-Macon-
514 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN AND SOUTHERN MACON COUNTIES...
At 514 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Macon, or 12 miles south of Decatur, moving east at
50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Christian and southern Macon Counties, including the
following locations... Boody, Elwin, Hervey City, and Oakley.
This also includes Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park & Memorial and
Spitler Woods State Natural Area.
This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 130 and 139.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3974 8876 3974 8881 3966 8881 3965 8892
3970 8914 3980 8914 3991 8912 3989 8874
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 284DEG 45KT 3968 8902
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
$$
NMA089
WWUS53 KILX 172232 RRA
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
532 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026
ILC021-115-172241-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-260617T2300Z/
Christian-Macon-
532 PM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN AND SOUTHERN MACON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central
Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 3974 8876 3974 8881 3966 8881 3965 8892
3970 8914 3980 8914 3991 8912 3989 8874
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 277DEG 29KT 3966 8884
$$
NMAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria, Stark | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 9:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford | 57 min |
| Jun 17, 9:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Knox | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 9:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 9:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Woodford | 66 min |
| Jun 17, 10:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt | 66 min |
| Jun 17, 10:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Marshall, Putnam | 11 days |
| Jun 17, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Fulton, Logan, McLean, Mason, Tazewell | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 3:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Tazewell | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | McLean, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Logan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon | 55 min |
| Jun 17, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Mason, Tazewell | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Christian, Logan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon | 63 min |
| Jun 17, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Macon, Piatt | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason, Tazewell | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 4:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Menard, Sangamon | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Macon | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Mason, Schuyler | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Logan, Menard, Sangamon | 19 min |
| Jun 17, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon and 1 more | 56 min |
| Jun 17, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Menard, Sangamon | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby | 21 min |
| Jun 17, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Macon | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Scott | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Piatt | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Menard, Sangamon | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Logan, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon and 1 more | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Edgar | 53 min |
| Jun 17, 6:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Christian, Logan, Macon, Menard, Moultrie, Sangamon | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 6:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt, Vermilion | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon, Scott | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 6:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Douglas, Edgar | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Douglas | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.