NWS Lincoln ILTO.W 0111June 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper and 1 more, IL
The National Weather Service office in Lincoln issued a tornado warning for Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper and 1 more in Illinois, which was in force until 8:30 p.m. local time on June 17. It was the 111th 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 39 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Lincoln IL
- Area
- Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper and 1 more
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:51 p.m. CDT, June 17, 2026
- Expires
- 8:30 p.m. CDT, June 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILX TO.W 0111
- 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... Northwestern Jasper County in southeastern Illinois... Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois... Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Northern Effingham County in south central Illinois... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 750 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Cowden, or 11 miles south of Shelbyville, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball 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... Stewardson and Shumway around 755 PM CDT. Effingham around 805 PM CDT. Teutopolis and Montrose around 810 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Jewett and Hidalgo. This also includes Hidden Springs State Forest. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 158 and 179. Interstate 70 between mile markers 91 and 119.
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.