NWS Chicago ILTO.W 0025April 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Ford, Iroquois and Livingston, IL
The National Weather Service office in Chicago issued a tornado warning for Ford, Iroquois and Livingston in Illinois, which was in force until 10:15 p.m. local time on April 17. It was the 25th tornado warning the NWS office in Chicago 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 1 hour; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Chicago IL
- Area
- Ford, Iroquois and Livingston
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:15 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- Expires
- 10:15 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLOT TO.W 0025
- 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... Southern Livingston County in central Illinois... Ford County in east central Illinois... Western Iroquois County in east central Illinois... * Until 1015 PM CDT. * At 915 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located along a line extending from near Gridley to near Towanda to 6 miles east of Downs to near Le Roy, moving east at 55 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... Fairbury and Gibson City around 930 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these tornadic storms include Forrest, Chatsworth, Paxton, Piper City, Gilman, Onarga, Buckley, Cissna Park and Ashkum.
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. This line of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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.