NWS Quad Cities IA ILTO.W 0090August 21, 2026
Tornado Warning: Bureau and Putnam, IL
The National Weather Service office in Quad Cities IA issued a tornado warning for Bureau and Putnam in Illinois, which was in force until 7:45 p.m. local time on August 21. It was the 90th tornado warning the NWS office in Quad Cities IA issued in 2026. Illinois had 28 tornado warnings in August 2026, against 7 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Illinois's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 49 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Quad Cities IA IL
- Area
- Bureau and Putnam
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:56 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
- Expires
- 7:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDVN TO.W 0090
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Illinois since 2008Every warning type in Illinois
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The notice as issued
TORDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Putnam County in north central Illinois... East central Bureau County in north central Illinois... * Until 745 PM CDT. * At 655 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Hollowayville, or near Hennepin, moving southeast at 20 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. * This dangerous storm will be near... Hennepin, Spring Valley, DePue, Granville, Ladd, Dalzell, Bureau Junction, Mark, Seatonville, and Standard around 700 PM CDT. This also includes Donnelley DePue State Fish and Wildlife Area. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 62 and 73. Interstate 180 between mile markers 7 and 11.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.