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Tornado Warning 65, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 21, 2026Bond County, Madison County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2026, 2:54 PM CDT for Bond County, Madison County, Illinois. It was in force for 36 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
Jun 21, 2026, 2:54 PM CDT (19:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2026, 3:30 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Bond County, IL, Madison County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 1:28 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 168 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2026-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2026-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1482 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

639 
WFUS53 KLSX 211954
TORLSX
ILC005-119-212030-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0065.260621T1954Z-260621T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
254 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Bond County in south central Illinois...
  East Central Madison County in southwestern Illinois...

* Until 330 PM CDT.

* At 254 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Highland, moving east at 40 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Highland, Grantfork, Pierron, Pocahontas, Dudleyville, Beaver
  Creek, Greenville, Tamalco, Keyesport and Pleasant Mound.

This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 30 and 45.

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 3874 8967 3884 8969 3890 8926 3882 8926
      3874 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 259DEG 34KT 3878 8964

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

Carney
2 follow-up statements
559 
WWUS53 KLSX 212004
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
304 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

ILC119-212014-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260621T2030Z/
Madison IL-
304 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT Sunday for a
portion of southwest Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 8957 3884 8957 3890 8926 3876 8926
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 259DEG 34KT 3878 8963

$$


ILC005-212030-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260621T2030Z/
Bond IL-
304 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
BOND COUNTY...

At 304 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Pocahontas, or 9 miles southwest of Greenville,
moving east at 40 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.

Locations impacted include...
  Pierron, Pocahontas, Dudleyville, Beaver Creek, Greenville, Tamalco
  and Pleasant Mound.

This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 36 and 45.

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 3876 8957 3884 8957 3890 8926 3876 8926
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 259DEG 34KT 3878 8963

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

Carney
267 
WWUS53 KLSX 212035
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
335 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

ILC005-212045-
/O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260621T2030Z/
Bond IL-
335 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHERN BOND COUNTY...

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 900 PM CDT Sunday for a
portion of south central Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 8957 3884 8957 3890 8926 3876 8926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 259DEG 34KT 3880 8951

$$

BSH

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 2:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFayette43 min
Jun 21, 3:03 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFayette15 min
Jun 21, 3:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBond, Fayette52 min
Jun 21, 3:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Montgomery4 hr
Jun 21, 3:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXFayette6 hr
Jun 21, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFayette, Marion60 min
Jun 21, 4:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMarion6 hr
Jun 21, 5:02 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXClinton, Madison, Saint Clair43 min
Jun 21, 5:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Marion38 min
Jun 21, 5:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFayette, Marion41 min
Jun 21, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXClinton, Marion70 min
Jun 21, 5:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMarion39 min
Jun 21, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXClinton39 min
Jun 21, 5:50 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXClinton32 min
Jun 21, 6:08 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMarion10 min
Jun 21, 6:15 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMarion37 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.