NWS Lincoln ILTO.W 0074April 27, 2026
Tornado Warning: Clark, Crawford, Cumberland and 2 more, IL
The National Weather Service office in Lincoln issued a tornado warning for Clark, Crawford, Cumberland and 2 more in Illinois, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on April 27. It was the 74th tornado warning the NWS office in Lincoln 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 42 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Lincoln IL
- Area
- Clark, Crawford, Cumberland and 2 more
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:18 p.m. CDT, April 27, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, April 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILX TO.W 0074
- 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 Crawford County in east central Illinois... Northern Jasper County in southeastern Illinois... Western Clark County in east central Illinois... Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Northeastern Effingham County in south central Illinois... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 818 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Neoga, 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... Greenup, Toledo, and Jewett around 825 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Casey and Martinsville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 167 and 168, and between mile markers 173 and 179. Interstate 70 between mile markers 98 and 146.
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.