NWS Lincoln ILTO.W 0115June 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Effingham, IL
The National Weather Service office in Lincoln issued a tornado warning for Effingham in Illinois, which was in force until 9:45 p.m. local time on June 17. It was the 115th 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 51 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Lincoln IL
- Area
- Effingham
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:54 p.m. CDT, June 17, 2026
- Expires
- 9:45 p.m. CDT, June 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILX TO.W 0115
- 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... Effingham County in south central Illinois... * Until 945 PM CDT. * At 853 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Wrights Corner, or 14 miles northeast of Vandalia, moving east at 55 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... Altamont around 900 PM CDT. Effingham, Watson, and Heartville around 910 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Dieterich. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 147 and 163. Interstate 70 between mile markers 79 and 97.
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.