NWS St Louis MOTO.W 0054April 27, 2026
Tornado Warning: Clinton, Fayette and Marion, IL
The National Weather Service office in St Louis issued a tornado warning for Clinton, Fayette and Marion in Illinois, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on April 27. It was the 54th tornado warning the NWS office in St Louis issued in 2026. Illinois had 109 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 19 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Illinois's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 45 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, St Louis MO
- Area
- Clinton, Fayette and Marion
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:15 p.m. CDT, April 27, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, April 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLSX TO.W 0054
- 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
TORLSX The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Clinton County in south central Illinois... Southern Fayette County in south central Illinois... Marion County in south central Illinois... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 815 PM CDT, a tornado producing storm was located over Beckemeyer, or near Carlyle, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. 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 tornado will be near... Carlyle around 820 PM CDT. Boulder and Shattuc around 830 PM CDT. Fairman and Sandoval around 835 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by the tornado include Posey, Huey, Ferrin, Hoffman, Keyesport, Junction City, Vernon, Selmaville, Tonti and Alma. This includes the following State Parks... Carlyle Lake Recreational Area. This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 116 and 127.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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.