NWS Paducah KYTO.W 0042June 21, 2026
Tornado Warning: Jefferson, IL
The National Weather Service office in Paducah issued a tornado warning for Jefferson in Illinois, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on June 21. It was the 42nd tornado warning the NWS office in Paducah issued in 2026. Illinois had 115 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 23 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Illinois's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 48 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Paducah KY
- Area
- Jefferson
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:42 p.m. CDT, June 21, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. CDT, June 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPAH TO.W 0042
- 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
TORPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Central Jefferson County in south central Illinois... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 642 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Woodlawn, or 9 miles west of Mount Vernon, moving east at 35 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... Mount Vernon and Woodlawn around 645 PM CDT. Bluford around 700 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Belle Rive and Waltonville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 87 and 100. Interstate 64 in Illinois between Mile Markers 63 and 90.
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.