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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Feb 19, 2026, 3:49 PM CST for Clark County, Cumberland County, Illinois. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report 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, 3:49 PM CST (21:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2026, 4:15 PM CST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Clark County, IL, Cumberland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 4:01 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 1 Nne Casey, IL | Pea to quarter size hail for about 4 minutes and covering the ground. |
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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 109 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.
319
WFUS53 KILX 192149
TORILX
ILC023-035-192215-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0004.260219T2149Z-260219T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
349 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Clark County in east central Illinois...
Eastern Cumberland County in east central Illinois...
* Until 415 PM CST.
* At 349 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Greenup, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Greenup around 355 PM CST.
Casey around 405 PM CST.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 112 and 132.
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 3918 8824 3926 8830 3941 8794 3918 8787
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 247DEG 23KT 3922 8817
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Deubelbeiss2 follow-up statements
907
WWUS53 KILX 192155
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
355 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
ILC023-035-192215-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260219T2215Z/
Clark-Cumberland-
355 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...
At 354 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Greenup, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Casey around 405 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Hazel
Dell.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 116 and 132.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3919 8819 3928 8821 3941 8794 3918 8787
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 247DEG 23KT 3923 8812
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Deubelbeiss479
WWUS53 KILX 192204
SVSILX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
404 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
ILC023-035-192215-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260219T2215Z/
Clark-Cumberland-
404 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...
At 404 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Casey, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Casey around 410 PM CST.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 121 and 132.
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 3921 8811 3930 8813 3941 8794 3921 8788
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 246DEG 25KT 3926 8802
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
DeubelbeissThe 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, 3:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Effingham | 24 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, 3:57 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.