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Tornado Warning 2, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Feb 19, 2026, 5:40 PM CST for Fayette County, Illinois. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2026, 5:40 PM CST (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2026, 6:20 PM CST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Fayette County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 143 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.
102
WFUS53 KLSX 192340
TORLSX
ILC051-200030-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0002.260219T2340Z-260220T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
540 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
* Until 630 PM CST.
* At 540 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Shobonier, or 9 miles south of Vandalia, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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.
* Locations impacted include...
St. Elmo, Farina, Shobonier, La Clede, St. Peter, St. Paul,
Loogootee and St. James.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Illinois near exit 76. Interstate 57 in Illinois
near exit 135.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from 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 3882 8915 3891 8918 3903 8881 3891 8881
3891 8869 3883 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 255DEG 35KT 3885 8907
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
Pfahler3 follow-up statements
066
WWUS53 KLSX 192349
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
549 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
ILC051-200030-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260220T0030Z/
Fayette IL-
549 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
At 549 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles south of Brownstown, or 11 miles southeast of
Vandalia, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
La Clede, St. Peter, Loogootee, St. James and St. Paul.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself
from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3883 8902 3895 8903 3901 8881 3891 8881
3891 8869 3888 8869 3885 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 263DEG 29KT 3887 8905
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
Pfahler773
WWUS53 KLSX 200003
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
603 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
ILC051-200030-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260220T0030Z/
Fayette IL-
603 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY...
At 603 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Farina, or 17 miles east of Vandalia, moving east at
35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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.
Locations impacted include...
La Clede, St. Peter, Loogootee and St. James.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building
away from 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 3885 8889 3897 8889 3899 8881 3891 8881
3891 8869 3887 8869 3885 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 263DEG 29KT 3887 8895
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
Pfahler266
WWUS53 KLSX 200020
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
620 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
ILC051-200030-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260220T0030Z/
Fayette IL-
620 PM CST Thu Feb 19 2026
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 3885 8889 3897 8889 3899 8881 3891 8881
3891 8869 3887 8869 3885 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 263DEG 29KT 3889 8881
$$
PfahlerThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 4:23 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | Bond, Calhoun, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 19, 5:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion | 29 min |
| Feb 19, 5:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette | 45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.