NWS Lincoln ILTO.W 0101June 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Christian and Macon, IL
The National Weather Service office in Lincoln issued a tornado warning for Christian and Macon in Illinois, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on June 17. It was the 101st tornado warning the NWS office in Lincoln 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 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Lincoln IL
- Area
- Christian and Macon
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:54 p.m. CDT, June 17, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. CDT, June 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILX TO.W 0101
- 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
TORILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Christian County in central Illinois... Southern Macon County in central Illinois... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 454 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Mechanicsburg, or 17 miles east of Springfield, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail. 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 Auburn around 500 PM CDT. Niantic around 505 PM CDT. Harristown around 510 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Decatur, Mount Zion, Long Creek, Decatur Airport and Dalton City. This also includes Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park & Memorial and Spitler Woods State Natural Area. This includes Interstate 72 between mile markers 125 and 139.
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.