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Tornado Warning 81, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2026, 11:14 PM CDT for DeWitt County, Logan County, Illinois. It was in force for 16 min. 2 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 10, 2026, 11:14 PM CDT (04:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2026, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties DeWitt County, IL, Logan County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:15 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 10, 11:28 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Chestnut, IL | Tree blown over and blocking highway 54 just east of the Logan DeWitt county line. |
| Jun 10, 11:33 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lincoln, IL | Trees and power lines blown down on 600 block of North Madison Street in Lincoln. |
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 10, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 1324 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1228 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 321 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KILX 110414
TORILX
ILC039-107-110500-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0081.260611T0414Z-260611T0500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1114 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Logan County in central Illinois...
Western De Witt County in central Illinois...
* Until midnight CDT.
* At 1114 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Lincoln, moving east at 50 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...
Beason around 1120 PM CDT.
Kenney around 1130 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Clinton and Wapella.
This includes Interstate 55 between mile markers 119 and 124.
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 4006 8946 4013 8945 4028 8885 4007 8882
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 260DEG 43KT 4011 8936
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
371 follow-up statement
423 WWUS53 KILX 110430 SVSILX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1130 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 ILC039-107-110440- /O.CAN.KILX.TO.W.0081.000000T0000Z-260611T0500Z/ Logan-De Witt- 1130 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LOGAN AND WESTERN DE WITT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for central Illinois. && LAT...LON 4006 8946 4013 8945 4028 8885 4007 8882 TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 260DEG 43KT 4014 8911 $$ 37
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark | 66 min |
| Jun 10, 8:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria, Stark | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Marshall, Tazewell, Woodford | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 9:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 5 hr |
| Jun 10, 10:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason, Tazewell | 24 min |
| Jun 10, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell | 44 min |
| Jun 10, 10:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Macon, Menard, Sangamon | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Macon, Mason, Menard and 1 more | 40 min |
| Jun 10, 11:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 11:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Macon, Piatt | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Cumberland, Logan, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt and 2 more | 60 min |
| Jun 10, 11:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby | 35 min |
| Jun 10, 11:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | 28 min |
| Jun 10, 11:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 11:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Piatt | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 11:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Piatt | 25 min |
| Jun 11, 12:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 60 hr |
| Jun 11, 12:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas | 19 min |
| Jun 11, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt | 24 min |
| Jun 11, 2:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Macon | 56 min |
| Jun 11, 6:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 16 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Mason | 37 days |
| Jun 11, 11:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Brown, Cass, Morgan, Schuyler | 38 days |
| Jun 11, 11:39 AM CDT | Flood Watch | ILX | Cass, DeWitt, Fulton, Knox, Logan, McLean and 8 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox | 43 min |
| Jun 11, 12:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 26 min |
| Jun 11, 1:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Peoria | 26 min |
| Jun 11, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 41 min |
| Jun 11, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Woodford | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall | 14 min |
| Jun 11, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Peoria | 48 min |
| Jun 11, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Woodford | 14 min |
| Jun 11, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason, Tazewell | 41 min |
| Jun 11, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Schuyler | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 31 min |
| Jun 11, 5:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason, Peoria, Tazewell | 41 min |
| Jun 11, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Menard | 39 min |
| Jun 11, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Schuyler | 31 min |
| Jun 11, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 65 min |
| Jun 11, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Macon | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Tazewell, Woodford | 17 min |
| Jun 11, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 10 min |
| Jun 11, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Piatt | 60 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.