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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Lincoln, IL

April 17, 2026McLean County, Tazewell County, Woodford County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Apr 17, 2026, 8:43 PM CDT for McLean County, Tazewell County, Woodford County, Illinois. It was in force for 47 min. 37 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: Apr 17, 2026, 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
Expired: Apr 17, 2026, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Lincoln, IL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties McLean County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 17, 8:43 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Ese Mackinaw, IL	[Delayed Report] - Extensive tree damage, including a maple tree blown down and two large pine trees snapped. Personal weather station measured 78 mph at this same time/location. Possible tornado.
Apr 17, 8:43 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 78	4 Ese Mackinaw, IL
Apr 17, 8:48 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 E Mackinaw, IL	EF2, max wind speed 115 mph, path length 2 mi. The tornado touched down along Runyon Rd about a half mile west of the Tazewell-McLean County line. It cause extensive damage to that area, snapping off 7 large power poles and causing damage to several outbuildin
Apr 17, 8:50 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 E Mackinaw, IL	[Delayed Report] - Power pole blown over with structural damage to a large farm outbuilding. Possible tornado. Time estimated by radar.
Apr 17, 8:53 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Carlock, IL	Multiple trees and power lines were blown down.
Apr 17, 8:55 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Sse Carlock, IL	[Delayed Report] - Several large tree limbs broken. Damage to the metal roof of a large outbuilding.
Apr 17, 8:55 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Wnw Bloomington, IL	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along West Market Street.
Apr 17, 8:56 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Wnw Bloomington, IL	This is a correction to a previous tornado LSR. EF1, peak wind speed 110 mph, path length 11.3 miles, path width 900 yds. This tornado touched down on Old Peoria Rd 1 miles west of Rivian Parkway on the far west side of Bloomington, IL and did just tree damage
Apr 17, 8:57 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 W Normal, IL	The roof and some of the walls of a new building at the Rivian Manufacturing Center collapsed.
Apr 17, 8:57 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 Wnw Bloomington, IL	EF1, peak wind speed 110 mph, path length 10.3 miles. This tornado touched down on the far west side of Normal, IL and damaged several metal buildings. As it moved northeast across town, it did significant tree damage, especially between Main Street and North
Apr 17, 9:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ene Bloomington, IL	Several trees downed on east side of Bloomington Country Club.
Apr 17, 9:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nw Normal, IL	[Delayed Report] - Photos show large trees broken near the base at the ISU Golf Course and U High Soccer Field. Metal bleachers were also overturned.
Apr 17, 9:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sse Bloomington, IL	Large tree snapped at Evergreen Cemetery.
Apr 17, 9:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Wnw Bloomington, IL	A large tree was blown over on Livingston Street.
Apr 17, 9:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ese Normal, IL	Power poles were snapped along GE Road.
Apr 17, 9:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Normal, IL	Tree uprooted at Ironwood Gardens.
Apr 17, 9:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nnw Central Illinois, IL	A large tree was blown down onto a parked car. Chunks of shingles and gutters were blown off structures.
Apr 17, 9:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nnw Central Illinois, IL	Numerous trees were blown down on Gill Street.
Apr 17, 9:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Bloomington, IL	[Delayed Report] - Southwest facing parapet wall of a building was blown over.
Apr 17, 9:00 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Ene Bloomington, IL	EF1, peak wind speed 110 mph, path length 4.0 miles. This tornado touched down in the Bloomington Country Club Golf Course and did tree damage. As it moved northeast it broke two power poles on Empire St and then traveled across Veterans Parkway into a housing
Apr 17, 9:01 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nnw Central Illinois, IL	[Delayed Report] - Half of a large tree blown down onto a home. Also noted some trees blown onto parked vehicles along this block.
Apr 17, 9:01 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nne Central Illinois, IL	[Delayed report] - Speed limit sign blown over and pushed into yard.
Apr 17, 9:01 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nne Central Illinois, IL	[Delayed Report] - Speed limit sign blown over and pushed into yard.
Apr 17, 9:02 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 N Normal, IL	A concentrated area of wind damage from 70 to 95 mph occurred between the I-39/I-55 interchange and Pipeline Rd. The most significant damage was on Northtown Rd. east of Main St., where winds estimated at 90-95 mph removed part of the roof of a metal building.
Apr 17, 9:03 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Wsw Towanda, IL	[Delayed Report] - Photo showing residential fence blown apart by storm winds. Possible tornado.
Apr 17, 9:05 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Normal, IL	Significant tree damage across much of north Normal.
Apr 17, 9:05 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nw Normal, IL
Apr 17, 9:05 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Normal, IL	Numerous power poles were snapped along College Avenue and near the intersection of South Main Street and East Lincoln Street.
Apr 17, 9:06 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 85	Normal, IL	Wind gust measured with anemometer.
Apr 17, 9:09 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 82	Towanda, IL	Peak gust before power was lost.
Apr 17, 9:12 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 E Towanda, IL	Machine shed destroyed.
Apr 17, 9:15 PM CDT	TORNADO	Lexington, IL	EF1, max wind speed 100 mph, path length 0.34 mi. Moved across the northwest portions of town, mainly snapping tree branches and power poles. One house received some minor roof damage.
Apr 17, 9:18 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nne Colfax, IL	Two barns were destroyed.
Apr 17, 9:18 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Pleasant Hill, IL	[Delayed Report] - Social media photo shows structural damage to large farm outbuilding.
Apr 17, 9:19 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 E Pleasant Hill, IL	EF1, path length 7.9 miles, peak wind speed 90 mph. The tornado began in rural northeast McLean County about 4 miles northwest of Colfax, damaging trees and power poles and power lines. The tornado crossed into Livingston County, damaging more trees and a mach
Apr 17, 9:28 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Cropsey, IL	Power line down.
Apr 17, 9:40 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ese Mackinaw, IL	A grain bin was blown into a ditch and several power lines were downed.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 6 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 5 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 17, 3:31 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 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.

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: 1309 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1221 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 264 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 8.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

342 
WFUS53 KILX 180143
TORILX
ILC113-179-203-180230-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0057.260418T0143Z-260418T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
843 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Woodford County in central Illinois...
  East central Tazewell County in central Illinois...
  Northern McLean County in central Illinois...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 843 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
  tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located near
  Minier, or 13 miles southeast of Morton, moving east at 60 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.

* These dangerous storms will be near...
  Bloomington, Normal, and Danvers around 850 PM CDT.
  Hudson and Towanda around 900 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Lexington and Colfax.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 10.
 Interstate 55 between mile markers 159 and 187.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 118 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 4062 8858 4061 8846 4054 8846 4042 8936
      4051 8941 4076 8883 4076 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 253DEG 50KT 4048 8928 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

520 
WWUS53 KILX 180156
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
856 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

ILC179-180205-
/O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260418T0230Z/
Tazewell-
856 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TAZEWELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has  moved out 
of the warned area.  Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central
Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 4062 8858 4061 8846 4054 8846 4043 8926
      4057 8927 4076 8883 4076 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 256DEG 48KT 4049 8907 

$$

ILC113-203-180230-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260418T0230Z/
Woodford-McLean-
856 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD AND NORTHERN MCLEAN COUNTIES...

At 855 PM CDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located near
Normal, moving east at 55 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.

These dangerous storms will be near...
  Bloomington and Normal around 900 PM CDT.
  Towanda around 905 PM CDT.
  Colfax around 920 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Cooksville, Anchor, Weston, Cropsey, Kappa, and Central Illinois
Regional Airport.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 10.
 Interstate 55 between mile markers 158 and 187.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 118 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 4062 8858 4061 8846 4054 8846 4043 8926
      4057 8927 4076 8883 4076 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 256DEG 48KT 4049 8907 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

25

715 
WWUS53 KILX 180211
SVSILX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
911 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

ILC113-203-180230-
/O.CON.KILX.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260418T0230Z/
Woodford-McLean-
911 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD AND NORTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES...

At 911 PM CDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located near
Lexington, or 11 miles northeast of Bloomington, moving east at 60
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.

These dangerous storms will be near...
  Colfax around 915 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Cooksville, Anchor, Weston, and Cropsey.

This includes Interstate 55 between mile markers 170 and 187.
 
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 4062 8858 4061 8846 4054 8846 4049 8888
      4069 8899 4076 8883 4076 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 253DEG 50KT 4056 8878 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 17, 6:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

An intense, multi-hazard severe thunderstorm event appears likely this evening into tonight. Areas along and west of a Taylorville to Champaign line are in an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) of severe storms, while areas to the east are in a Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5). Storms are likely to impact areas west of I-55 between 5-9 PM, then spread east of I-55 late this evening.
The storms could produce locally heavy rainfall of 2-4". Scattered instances of flooding are possible, especially in urban, low- lying, or other poor drainage areas. A Flood Watch has been issued for areas along and north of Shelby to Edgar County.
Cooler air returns this weekend, and lows in the 30s may result in frost development both Saturday night and Sunday night.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 6:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
622 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- An intense, multi-hazard severe thunderstorm event appears
  likely this evening into tonight. Areas along and west of a
  Taylorville to Champaign line are in an Enhanced Risk (Level 3
  of 5) of severe storms, while areas to the east are in a
  Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5). Storms are likely to impact areas
  west of I-55 between 5-9 PM, then spread east of I-55 late
  this evening.

- The storms could produce locally heavy rainfall of 2-4".
  Scattered instances of flooding are possible, especially in
  urban, low- lying, or other poor drainage areas. A Flood Watch
  has been issued for areas along and north of Shelby to Edgar
  County.

- Cooler air returns this weekend, and lows in the 30s may
  result in frost development both Saturday night and Sunday
  night.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 134 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

*** Severe Storms Likely This Evening-Tonight ***

The 'bottom line up front': the forecast largely remains on
track, with an intense, multi-hazard severe thunderstom event
this evening into tonight.

Sfc low is positioned just north of Duluth, MN as of 18z/1pm,
with the attendant cold front extending south near Minneapolis,
MN, to Des Moines, IA, to Wichita KS. In the last hour, storms
have erupted across eastern IA along a pre-frontal trough, which
extends roughly from the IA/WI border to near Kirksville, MO.
This is an evolution that CAMs highlighted in recent days. Locally,
temps have pushed to near 80F while dewpoints are still in the
mid 60s. Continued advection of the EML and deeper moisture
content have led to instability rising over 2000 J/kg, and PWATs
over 1.2". Vis satellite shows a Cu field quickly expanding
across the ILX CWA, and any capping is weak or non- existent.
Still, the best source of forcing in the short-term will be that
pre-frontal trough noted to our north/west. For our area,
isolated supercells cannot be ruled out this afternoon, and any
mature storms that develop will pose a risk of all severe
hazards.

The more widespread severe threat is expected to come as the
cold front approaches and upscale growth of thunderstorms
occurs. As these storms move into IL, a highly unstable airmass
will still be in place, with increasing low-level shear as the
LLJ ramps up after 00z/7pm. This line of storms could produce
scattered damaging winds, with gusts over 75 mph possible. Line-
embedded tornadoes remain a concern, as 0-1km SRH values surge
above 150 J/kg in response to the LLJ.

CAM timing has not changed much from previous iterations,
although there is some thought that cold pool dominant storm
structures may surge east a smidge faster than CAMs currently
suggest. Our latest thinking is that the line will impact areas
west of I-55 between 5-8 PM, then continue east and reach
portions of the I-57 corridor by 9- 10 PM. The main line of
storms should reach the IL/IN border by about 05z/midnight CT.
Scattered showers may linger for a few hours behind the main
line of severe storms.

*** Flooding Potential ***

In light of recent rains and unseasonable PWATs (95th+
percentile) present with this system, concern is growing that
at least scattered flash flooding will occur with tonight's
storms. Despite the relatively progressive forward motion of the
line, the last few cycles of HREF LPMM guidance have
consistently highlighted an area roughly from the IL River to
the I-72/Danville corridor where localized rainfall amounts of
2-4" are possible. 3-hr Flash Flood Guidance is less than 2" in
most locations, and a recent mesoscale precipitation discussion
from WPC notes storms will be highly efficient rainfall
producers with rates of 1-2" per hour. A Flood Watch was issued
to capture the counties where scattered instances of flooding
seem most likely to arise.

*** Rest of the Weekend ***

Following tonight's FROPA, breezy northwest winds will persist
into Sat. Highs are likely to be cooler over the weekend, in
the 50s or low 60s. No major changes to the frost/freeze outlook
for Saturday night and Sunday night. Frost chances could extend
as far south as I- 70 both nights, but the chances for frost
generally increase with northward extent. The gridded forecast
reflects this. While some spots, particular those in low-lying
areas, could drop below 32F, a widespread freeze appears
unlikely.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 620 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

Line of TSRA present along the IL/IA border as of 2315z, moving
west in time, with scattered TSRA ahead of the line. Main
concern for this TAF period will be timing out the storms,
which could bring severe wind gusts and large hail. Based on
radar trends, slowed the timing by an hour or two at each
terminal. Storms should be past CMI by 06z. These storms are
associated with a front which will swing winds to northwesterly
and a brief period of MVFR ceilings along/behind the front.
Winds will remain gusty into Saturday, while ceilings improve
and skies clear into the day.

&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch until 4 AM CDT Saturday for ILZ027>031-036>038-
040>057-061.

&&

KEY MESSAGES...Erwin
DISCUSSION...Erwin
AVIATION...Erwin

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 3:07 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
307 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>045-047>054-061-181200-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler-
Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-
Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Shelby-
307 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois, east
central Illinois and west central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible by mid to late afternoon and
will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph, large
hail, and possibly a strong tornado.

A line of thunderstorms will move across the area this evening and
tonight. Damaging wind gusts over 75 mph will be the primary hazard,
but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Locally heavy rain is
also possible.

Minor flooding is ongoing or occurring along the Illinois River from
Henry downstream.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Much colder air will bring the potential for patchy frost Saturday
night and Sunday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed between 3 and 10 pm.

Expected storm motion is toward the east-northeast around 45 to 50
mph.

ILZ046-055>057-062-063-066>068-071>073-181200-
Vermilion-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-
Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
307 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Illinois and
southeast Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A line of thunderstorms will move across the area this evening and
tonight. Damaging wind gusts of 70 to 75 mph will be the primary
hazard, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Locally heavy
rain is also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Much colder air will bring the potential for patchy frost Saturday
night and Sunday night, especially north of I-70.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed between 8 pm and 1 am.

Expected storm motion is toward the east-northeast around 45 to 50
mph.

Auten

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 17, 7:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
718 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0625 PM     Hail             Toulon                  41.09N 89.86W
04/17/2026  M2.00 Inch       Stark              IL   Public

            photo shared on social media.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 17, 7:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
722 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0448 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 W Beardstown          40.02N 90.52W
04/17/2026                   Schuyler           IL   Emergency Mngr

            Multiple farm buildings were flattened and
            the roofs of a couple machine sheds were
            torn off.

&&

Barnes

Local storm report, Apr 17, 8:03 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
803 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0756 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Lewistown               40.40N 90.16W
04/17/2026  E65 MPH          Fulton             IL   Emergency Mngr

&&

Barnes

Local storm report, Apr 17, 8:19 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
819 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0816 PM     Tornado          5 ENE Easton            40.27N 89.76W
04/17/2026                   Mason              IL   Trained Spotter

            Tornado on the ground with debris.

&&

Barnes

Local storm report, Apr 17, 8:32 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
832 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0811 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 ESE Dunfermline       40.46N 89.98W
04/17/2026                   Fulton             IL   Trained Spotter

            Trees were blown down.

&&

Barnes

Local storm report, Apr 17, 8:40 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
840 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0837 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Washburn                40.92N 89.29W
04/17/2026  E60 MPH          Woodford           IL   Trained Spotter

&&

Barnes

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 17, 7:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Knox, Stark	25 min
Apr 17, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Marshall, Peoria, Stark	47 min
Apr 17, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Fulton, Knox	54 min
Apr 17, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Cass, Fulton, Mason, Morgan, Schuyler, Scott	34 min
Apr 17, 7:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Marshall, Stark	30 min
Apr 17, 7:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Fulton	24 min
Apr 17, 7:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark	40 min
Apr 17, 7:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Fulton, Mason	34 min
Apr 17, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Cass, Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, Menard and 5 more	49 min
Apr 17, 8:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Marshall, Peoria, Stark	29 min
Apr 17, 8:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell	28 min
Apr 17, 8:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Mason, Tazewell	35 min
Apr 17, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Cass, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Mason, Menard and 2 more	59 min
Apr 17, 8:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Marshall, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford	41 min
Apr 17, 8:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	Logan, McLean, Mason, Tazewell	40 min
Apr 17, 8:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Logan, Mason, Menard	32 min
Apr 17, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	McLean, Marshall, Tazewell, Woodford	45 min
Apr 17, 8:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	McLean, Tazewell, Woodford	36 min
Apr 17, 8:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Christian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon	52 min
Apr 17, 8:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Marshall, Woodford	21 min
Apr 17, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	DeWitt, McLean, Piatt	45 min
Apr 17, 9:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	McLean	44 min
Apr 17, 9:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Piatt	37 min
Apr 17, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Macon, Piatt	48 min
Apr 17, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign	38 min
Apr 17, 9:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Peoria	3 hr
Apr 17, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	Piatt	18 min
Apr 17, 9:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Champaign, Piatt	48 min
Apr 17, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt	44 min
Apr 17, 10:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Vermilion	49 min
Apr 17, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign	19 min
Apr 17, 11:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Christian, Sangamon	36 min
Apr 17, 11:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Sangamon	2 hr
Apr 18, 1:48 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more	18 hr
Apr 18, 1:48 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	ILX	Champaign, DeWitt, Fulton, Knox, Logan, McLean and 8 more	12 hr

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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.