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EF1 tornado, Neoga to Maple Pt, Illinois, June 21, 2026

Name: EF1 tornado, Neoga to Maple Pt, Illinois, June 21, 2026
Start: 2026-06-21T20:43:00.000Z
End: 2026-06-21T20:44:00.000Z
Location: Neoga to Maple Pt, Illinois

From Neoga to Maple Pt, this EF1 tornado ran 0.8 miles across Cumberland County on June 21, 2026, touching down at 3:43 PM CDT and reaching 75 yards wide. It killed nobody.

Preliminary. This is NWS ILX's damage survey, filed in the Damage Assessment Toolkit as Neoga Tornado. The rating, the path and the casualties are the survey's and can change while it is revised. The Storm Prediction Center compiles the official record of 2026 from these surveys and publishes it in the spring of 2027; this page moves to that tornado's permanent address when it does.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mphthis tornado
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

The survey

Rating, as surveyed: EF1, preliminary
Date: June 21, 2026
Touchdown: 3:43 PM CDT (20:43 UTC)
Lifted: 3:44 PM CDT (20:44 UTC)
On the ground: 1 minutes
Path length: 0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Path width: 75 yards (69 m)
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
County: Cumberland County
Touchdown point: 39.306, -88.433
Lift-off point: 39.318, -88.432
Highest wind the damage implies: 90 mph
Surveyed by: NWS ILX
The office's name for it: Neoga Tornado
Survey last edited: June 22, 2026
Record number: None yet. SPC numbers 2026 in the spring of 2027.

What the survey found

The tornado touched down about 1 mile southeast of Neoga, on the east side of I-57. It damaged a few farm outbuildings and trees along its path, which was less than 1 mile long, lifting just north of County Road 1000 N.

Written by NWS ILX in the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit. A survey is revised as better evidence arrives.

The damage survey

33 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS ILX, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF1. The highest wind the damage implies is 90 mph.

Gutter ripped off outbuilding to the south of this location
Broken branches a few hundred feet away west from location
Point needs 200 yards to ne
Damage along east side of tree line

Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.

What the Weather Service recorded

A remnant Mesoscale Convective Vortex (MCV) interacted with a sheared and unstable environment to produce numerous supercells in southeast Illinois on June 21st. 13 tornadoes were documented, the strongest being two EF-2 tornadoes near Newton. Storms training over the same areas led to widespread heavy rainfall and several occurrences of flash flooding.

The tornado touched down about 1 mile southeast of Neoga on the|east side of I-57. It damaged a few farm outbuildings and trees|along its path, which was less than 1 mile long, lifting just|north of County Road 1000 N.

The tornado began about 1 mile southeast of Bradbury near County|Road 1350. It tracked northeast, damaging several trees and a|couple of farm outbuildings. It turned east-northeastward and|tracked just south of Cottonwood, causing more tree damage before|lifting west of Diona near the Coles County line.

From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.

The warnings

No tornado warning for this county appears in the archive as in force at the moment the tornado touched down. One was issued for the county at another hour that day.

The county was under a tornado watch, issued at 18:28 UTC and running to 02:54 UTC.

Issued (UTC)	Expired	Product	Office
12:00 UTC	04:13 UTC	Flood Watch	ILX
18:28 UTC	02:54 UTC	Tornado Watch	ILX
20:38 UTC	21:45 UTC	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX
20:59 UTC	21:45 UTC	Tornado Warning	ILX
21:06 UTC	00:00 UTC	Flash Flood Warning	ILX
21:37 UTC	01:00 UTC	Flash Flood Warning	ILX
01:32 UTC	02:15 UTC	Tornado Warning	ILX

Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.

The forecast that day

The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Slight Risk, with a 0.05 chance of a tornado within 25 miles, in the hatched area where significant tornadoes were expected. The outlook in force was issued at 19:57 UTC.

SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Jun 21, 3:41 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

A Tornado Watch is in effect for locations along and south of a Shelbyville to Paris line through 9pm this evening.
Below normal temperatures will persist through the week before a marked warming trend pushes readings well into the 80s close to 90 degrees by next weekend.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 3:41 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
341 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- A Tornado Watch is in effect for locations along and south of
  a Shelbyville to Paris line through 9pm this evening.

- Below normal temperatures will persist through the week
  before a marked warming trend pushes readings well into the
  80s close to 90 degrees by next weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 341 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

*** Tornado Watch ***

20z/3pm radar imagery shows a band of rain with embedded
thunderstorms pushing across central Illinois. The pre-storm
environment remains stable across a large portion of the area:
however, MLCAPEs have increased to 500-1000J/kg south of a warm
frontal boundary draped along the I-70 corridor. With surface
dewpoints in the upper 60s/lower 70s in the warm sector, RAP
suggests further destabilization over the next 3-4 hours as
MLCAPEs reach 1000-1500J/kg. Deep-layer shear is currently being
augmented by an approaching MCV, while 0-1km shear has increased
to 20-25kt near the boundary. As a result, the southern part of
the rain band now contains rotating supercells capable of
producing tornadoes and damaging wind gusts. A Tornado Watch has
subsequently been issued for locations along/south of a
Shelbyville to Paris line through 9pm. Based on radar trends and
latest HRRR/RAP data, it appears the primary storm risk will
push into Indiana by 6-7pm. Meanwhile further west, will have to
keep an eye on a broken line of much weaker cells currently
firing along a Quincy to Kansas City line. These storms are in a
much more unfavorable environment and are not expected to
become severe: however, gusty winds will still be possible into
the evening as they spread E/SE into central Illinois...mainly
along/south of the I-72 corridor.

*** Quiet Mid-Week ***

Cool/dry weather will settle into the region for Monday and
Tuesday with daytime highs well below normal for this time of
year in the 70s and overnight lows dipping into the 50s. Given
persistent upper troughing over Canada, northwesterly flow will
continue for the rest of the week. The next embedded short-wave
trough and accompanying cold front will push through central
Illinois on Wednesday. While deep-layer moisture will be
lacking, there will be strong enough forcing to warrant low
chance PoPs (30-40%) for showers/thunder, especially during the
afternoon and evening.

*** Weekend Warm-Up and Storm Risk ***

The mid-week frontal boundary is progged to stall across the
Ohio River Valley on Thursday, then begin lifting slowly back
northward by the weekend as upper heights rise in response to an
upstream trough digging west of the Rockies. While the exact
speed of this process is still in question, model consensus
indicates the most favorable period for rain will be from late
Friday through late Saturday when several bouts of convection
may develop along/north of the front. It is still too early to
discuss any specific severe weather risks: however, all machine
learning algorithms show low probabilities (less than 15% chance)
for severe. Once the boundary lifts into the Great Lakes, a
return to more typical summertime weather is anticipated for
early next week. In fact, the 12z NBM shows a 30-50% chance for
temperatures climbing above 90 degrees by next Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 1218 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Showers and a few thunderstorms are overspreading central
Illinois early this afternoon with additional development
possible behind this initial line. Confidence in details on
coverage/location of late afternoon/evening storms remains low,
thus precludes more than a prob30 mention at this time.
Meanwhile, E/ESE winds currently in place are expected to back
to NE by late this evening as weak low pressure moves across the
region. MVFR and eventually IFR ceilings will accompany the low
passage, with slow improvement expected from the northwest
behind the departing wave Monday.

&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch until 1 AM CDT Monday for ILZ038-042>046-048>057-
061>063-066>068-071>073.

&&

KEY MESSAGES...Barnes
DISCUSSION...Barnes
AVIATION...Deubelbeiss

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 3:37 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
337 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-222045-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler-
Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott-
Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
337 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois, east
central Illinois, southeast Illinois and west central Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected through this evening with some potentially
strong to severe south of a Shelbyville to Paris line. Damaging wind
gusts and a few isolated tornadoes are possible. In addition, locally
heavy rain is expected which will lead to some pockets of flooding.

Several rivers are in minor to moderate flood today, and additional
rises are expected following heavy rainfall tonight. Rivers expected
to flood include portions of the Illinois, Sangamon, Wabash, Little
Wabash, and Spoon Rivers.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Several rivers will continue in minor to moderate flood for many
days, including portions of the Illinois, Wabash, Little Wabash,
Sangamon, and Spoon Rivers.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed through this evening.

Expected storm motion is toward the northeast around 40 mph.

Deubelbeiss

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 21, 3:29 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
329 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0320 PM     Funnel Cloud     3 N Xenia               38.68N 88.63W
06/21/2026                   Clay               IL   Fire Dept/Rescue

&&

Local storm report, Jun 21, 3:31 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
331 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0319 PM     Funnel Cloud     3 SE Mode               39.24N 88.70W
06/21/2026                   Shelby             IL   Storm Chaser

&&

Local storm report, Jun 21, 3:43 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
343 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0334 PM     Tornado          Louisville              38.77N 88.50W
06/21/2026                   Clay               IL   Emergency Mngr

&&

The air that afternoon

The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.

Lincoln, IL (KILX), 12:00Z

8.7 hours before the tornado, 94 km from the path. June 21, 2026.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km. RM and LM are the right and left moving storms Bunkers' method gives; the shaded area is the 0 to 1 km storm-relative helicity.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -96120 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1482 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 4 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
0-3 km lapse rate: 3.5 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

Lincoln, IL (KILX), 00:00Z

3.3 hours after it, 94 km from the path. June 22, 2026.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.

Hodograph

Mixed-layer CAPE: 43 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -35 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 101 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 643 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 194 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 223 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0
0-3 km lapse rate: 5.1 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 20:45 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track

Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.

What was reported nearby

Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.

Time (UTC)	Report	Where	County	Remark
20:19 UTC	FUNNEL CLOUD	3 Se Mode	Shelby, IL
20:30 UTC	TORNADO	4 Nnw Shumway	Shelby, IL	EF-0, max wind 75 mph, path length 2.3 miles, max width 150 yards. The tornado began about 4 miles southwest of Stewardson, causing damage to trees and a farm outbuilding along its 2.3 mile path. It lifted just north of
20:34 UTC	TORNADO	Louisville	Clay, IL
20:40 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	Watson	Effingham, IL	Tree limbs down on a home.
20:43 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	1 E Neoga	Cumberland, IL	Photo of debris strewn in field about one-half mile east of town. Possible tornado.
20:43 UTC	TORNADO	1 Ese Neoga	Cumberland, IL	Areal drone footage shared via broadcast met. Time estimated by radar.
20:43 UTC	TORNADO	1 Se Neoga	Cumberland, IL	EF-1, max winds 90 mph, path length 0.85 miles, max width 75 yards. The tornado touched down about 1 mile southeast of Neoga, on the east side of I-57. It damaged a few farm outbuildings and trees along its path, which w
20:47 UTC	TORNADO	3 W Ingraham	Clay, IL
21:03 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	3 N Toledo	Cumberland, IL	Large trees down. Possible tornado.
21:06 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ene Neoga	Cumberland, IL	Semi flipped over on Interstate 57 at Neoga.
21:06 UTC	TORNADO	3 Nne Toledo	Cumberland, IL	EF-0, max winds 80 mph, path length 6.36 miles, path width 350 yards. The tornado began about 1 mile southeast of Bradbury near County Road 1350. It tracked northeast, damaging several trees and a couple of farm outbuild
21:07 UTC	TORNADO	4 S Newton	Jasper, IL	EF-2, max wind 120 mph, path length 3.73 miles, max width 250 yards. The tornado touched down about 2 miles south of Newton where it produced EF2 tree damage. It progressed to the northeast and crossed Hwy 130 before dis
21:09 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ssw Ste. Marie	Jasper, IL	Power lines down and part of barn roof peeled back. Possible tornado.
21:14 UTC	TORNADO	1 Sse Newton	Jasper, IL	Large TDS on radar.
21:15 UTC	TORNADO	3 Ese Newton	Jasper, IL	EF-2. max wind 115 mph, path length 2.68 miles, max width 300 yards. Radar supports a new tornado developing in the area of N 1400 St near the Embarrass River where it destroyed an outbuilding and caused tree damage. It
21:20 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	4 Sw Hutton	Cumberland, IL	Multiple large softwood tree limbs snapped.
21:32 UTC	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Oblong	Crawford, IL	Corrects previous tornado report from 2 N Oblong. Several downed power lines off 1250 N, between 200 E and 300 E.
21:41 UTC	TORNADO	1 Nne Eaton	Crawford, IL	EF-1, max wind 95 mph, path length 2.01 miles, path width 600 yards. The tornado touched down about 3 miles SSE of Annapolis and progressed northeast for 2 miles. During its lifespan it produced primarily tree damage, al
21:45 UTC	FLASH FLOOD	3 S Dieterich	Effingham, IL	Multiple roads closed. E 700 Ave and also E 500 Ave, just east of 2300th St.
22:00 UTC	FLASH FLOOD	2 E Saint James	Fayette, IL	2 vehicles got stuck in flood waters near 300 ave and 2400st. Both escaped without injury. time estimated.
22:00 UTC	FLASH FLOOD	3 Nnw Farina	Fayette, IL	Flooding across IL185 from the west side of St Peter to Farina. Time estimated.
22:01 UTC	FLOOD	Trilla	Coles, IL	Six inches water over Co Rd 650 E near Clear Creek.
23:25 UTC	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nnw Shelbyville	Shelby, IL
23:30 UTC	FLASH FLOOD	4 Nw Sigel	Shelby, IL
23:40 UTC	FLASH FLOOD	1 W Clarksburg	Shelby, IL

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.

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The other tornadoes of June 21, 2026

43 more have been surveyed in the United States that day, so far.

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 21	2:21 PM CDT	EF0	Saint Louis, MO	0.5	10
June 21	3:22 PM CDT	EF0	Shelby, IL	1.3	150
June 21	3:30 PM CDT	EF1	Clay, IL	7.4	200
June 21	3:35 PM CDT	Unrated	Tazewell, IL	0.2	0
June 21	3:49 PM CDT	EF0	Fayette, IL	1.2	0
June 21	4:06 PM CDT	EF0	Cumberland, IL	6.4	350
June 21	4:07 PM CDT	EF2	Jasper, IL	3.7	250
June 21	4:15 PM CDT	EF2	Jasper, IL	2.7	300
June 21	4:22 PM CDT	Unrated	Marion, IL	1.3	0
June 21	4:31 PM CDT	EF1	Marion, IL	2.1	190
June 21	4:36 PM CDT	EF1	Crawford, IL	6.9	600
June 21	4:41 PM CDT	EF1	Crawford, IL	2.0	600
June 21	5:02 PM CDT	EF3	Jefferson, IL	15.3	400	2	5
June 21	6:22 PM EDT	EF1	Sullivan, IN	2.7	425
June 21	5:25 PM CDT	EF1	Lawrence, IL	4.4	300
June 21	5:27 PM CDT	EF0	Fayette, IL	3.4	25
June 21	5:47 PM CDT	EF1	Wayne, IL	1.5	75
June 21	5:53 PM CDT	EF1	Richland, IL	3.2	300
June 21	6:56 PM EDT	EF0	Owen, IN	0.9	25
June 21	7:00 PM EDT	EF0	Knox, IN	0.3	80
June 21	6:37 PM CDT	EF0	Wayne, IL	0.5	75
June 21	7:58 PM EDT	EF0	Martin, IN	2.0	50
June 21	7:02 PM CDT	EF2	Gibson, IN	11.5	300
June 21	7:11 PM CDT	EF1	Wayne, IL	3.8	50
June 21	8:12 PM EDT	EF0	Bartholomew, IN	0.5	85
June 21	7:27 PM CDT	Unrated	Christian, IL	0.1	0
June 21	7:38 PM CDT	EF1	Gibson, IN	1.5	25
June 21	7:52 PM CDT	EF1	Warrick, IN	1.0	50
June 21	7:52 PM CDT	EF0	Warrick, IN	0.3	50
June 21	7:57 PM CDT	EF0	Warrick, IN	1.0	25
June 21	8:00 PM CDT	EF0	Shannon, MO	2.7	200			$5
June 21	8:07 PM CDT	Unrated	Shelby, IL	0.1	20
June 21	8:15 PM CDT	EF1	Spencer, IN	0.3	125
June 21	9:50 PM EDT	EF1	Clark, IN	3.0	150
June 21	8:53 PM CDT	Unrated	White, IL	0.2	25
June 21	9:15 PM CDT	EF1	Warrick, IN	3.0	75		2
June 21	10:53 PM EDT	EF0	Harrison, IN	0.8	100
June 21	10:03 PM CDT	EF0	Spencer, IN	1.0	25
June 21	10:37 PM CDT	EF1	Warrick, IN	0.5	50
June 21	10:39 PM CDT	EF1	Warrick, IN	2.5	150
June 21	11:07 PM CDT	EF0	Breckinridge, KY	0.9	50
June 21	11:14 PM CDT	EF1	Breckinridge, KY	1.1	70
June 21	11:44 PM CDT	EF0	Hancock, KY	3.5	100

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. A survey can be revised, so the rating, the path and the casualties can all still change.

Sources

NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit, the record the survey teams file from the damage, and NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Neither is the official database for 2026, which SPC publishes in the spring of 2027.