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Tornado Warning 66, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2026, 3:03 PM CDT for Fayette County, Illinois. It was in force for 15 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, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2026, 3:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Fayette County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.
436
WFUS53 KLSX 212003
TORLSX
ILC051-212030-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0066.260621T2003Z-260621T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
303 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
* Until 330 PM CDT.
* At 303 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Wrights Corner, or 19 miles northeast of Vandalia,
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...
Wrights Corner.
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 3906 8885 3920 8889 3922 8881 3906 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 259DEG 34KT 3913 8881
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Carney1 follow-up statement
206 WWUS53 KLSX 212018 SVSLSX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service St Louis MO 318 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ILC051-212028- /O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-260621T2030Z/ Fayette IL- 318 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 ...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for Fayette County until 330 PM. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT Sunday for a portion of south central Illinois. && LAT...LON 3906 8885 3920 8889 3922 8881 3906 8881 TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 259DEG 34KT 3913 8881 $$ Carney
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, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Madison | 36 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.