NWS Lincoln ILTO.W 0105June 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Coles and Douglas, IL
The National Weather Service office in Lincoln issued a tornado warning for Coles and Douglas in Illinois, which was in force until 6:30 p.m. local time on June 17. It was the 105th 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 44 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Lincoln IL
- Area
- Coles and Douglas
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:46 p.m. CDT, June 17, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 p.m. CDT, June 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILX TO.W 0105
- 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... Coles County in east central Illinois... Southern Douglas County in east central Illinois... * Until 630 PM CDT. * At 546 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Allenville, or over Sullivan, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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... Cooks Mill around 550 PM CDT. Humboldt around 555 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Charleston and Ashmore. This also includes Walnut Point State Park. This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 186 and 209.
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.