NWS Chicago ILTO.W 0069August 10, 2026
Tornado Warning: Ford and Livingston, IL
The National Weather Service office in Chicago issued a tornado warning for Ford and Livingston in Illinois, which was in force until 2:00 a.m. local time on August 10. It was the 69th tornado warning the NWS office in Chicago issued in 2026. Illinois had 28 tornado warnings in August 2026, against 7 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Illinois's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 29 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Chicago IL
- Area
- Ford and Livingston
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:31 a.m. CDT, August 10, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 a.m. CDT, August 10, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLOT TO.W 0069
- 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
TORLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Tornado Warning for... East central Livingston County in central Illinois... North central Ford County in east central Illinois... * Until 200 AM CDT. * At 131 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado were located along a line extending from near Cullom to Saunemin, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. 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. * These dangerous storms will be near... Cullom around 135 AM CDT.
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.