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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Feb 19, 2026, 3:06 PM CST for Effingham County, Illinois. It was in force for 24 min. 3 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
- Feb 19, 2026, 3:06 PM CST (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2026, 3:30 PM CST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Effingham County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 3:07 PM CST | TORNADO | Mason, IL | Corrects previous tornado report from Mason. Corrected location. |
| Feb 19, 3:16 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1.5 Sw Watson, IL | *** 1 INJ *** Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1.5 SW Watson. Seven vehicle accident due to thunderstorm winds. 1 injury. |
| Feb 19, 3:16 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1.5 Sw Watson, IL | Seven vehicle accident due to thunderstorm winds. 1 injury. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 12:20 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 783 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
601
WFUS53 KILX 192106
TORILX
ILC049-192130-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0002.260219T2106Z-260219T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
306 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Effingham County in south central Illinois...
* Until 330 PM CST.
* At 306 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Edgewood, or 18 miles southwest of Effingham,
moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Edgewood and Mason around 310 PM CST.
Watson and Heartville around 320 PM CST.
This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 143 and 156.
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 3896 8875 3911 8854 3898 8838 3891 8866
3891 8868
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 236DEG 35KT 3890 8873
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Deubelbeiss2 follow-up statements
240
WWUS53 KILX 192115
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
315 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
ILC049-192130-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260219T2130Z/
Effingham-
315 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY...
At 314 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mason, or 10 miles south of Effingham, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Watson and Heartville around 320 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Effingham County Airport.
This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 146 and 155.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 8869 3911 8854 3898 8838 3892 8862
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 233DEG 23KT 3897 8857
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
Deubelbeiss194 WWUS53 KILX 192131 SVSILX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 331 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026 ILC049-192140- /O.EXP.KILX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260219T2130Z/ Effingham- 331 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for south central Illinois. && LAT...LON 3897 8869 3911 8854 3898 8838 3892 8862 TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 236DEG 35KT 3906 8840 $$ Deubelbeiss
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 1:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 28 min |
| Feb 19, 1:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign | 8 min |
| Feb 19, 1:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 32 min |
| Feb 19, 1:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 15 min |
| Feb 19, 5:24 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Morgan and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:51 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas and 20 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham | 32 min |
| Feb 19, 3:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Moultrie, Shelby | 34 min |
| Feb 19, 3:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Effingham, Jasper | 52 min |
| Feb 19, 3:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Shelby | 33 min |
| Feb 19, 3:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles | 30 min |
| Feb 19, 3:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Cumberland | 29 min |
| Feb 19, 3:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Cumberland | 26 min |
| Feb 19, 3:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 48 min |
| Feb 19, 3:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper | 31 min |
| Feb 19, 4:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Edgar | 41 min |
| Feb 19, 4:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford | 36 min |
| Feb 19, 4:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark | 50 min |
| Feb 19, 4:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford | 23 min |
| Feb 19, 4:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford | 12 min |
| Feb 19, 4:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford | 12 min |
| Feb 19, 4:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford | 17 min |
| Feb 19, 5:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 48 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.