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Tornado Warning 65, NWS St. Louis, MO
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 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.
- 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
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
$$
Carney2 follow-up statements
559
WWUS53 KLSX 212004
SVSLSX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
304 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026
ILC119-212014-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260621T2030Z/
Madison IL-
304 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026
...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT Sunday for a
portion of southwest Illinois.
&&
LAT...LON 3876 8957 3884 8957 3890 8926 3876 8926
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 259DEG 34KT 3878 8963
$$
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
$$
Carney267 WWUS53 KLSX 212035 SVSLSX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service St Louis MO 335 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ILC005-212045- /O.EXP.KLSX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260621T2030Z/ Bond IL- 335 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ...TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHERN BOND COUNTY... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT Sunday for a portion of south central Illinois. && LAT...LON 3876 8957 3884 8957 3890 8926 3876 8926 TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 259DEG 34KT 3880 8951 $$ BSH
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 3:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette | 15 min |
| Jun 21, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette | 52 min |
| Jun 21, 3:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Fayette | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 4:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Marion | 38 min |
| Jun 21, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion | 70 min |
| Jun 21, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 5:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 6:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion | 10 min |
| Jun 21, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion | 37 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.