NWS Quad Cities IA ILTO.W 0048April 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Hancock and McDonough, IL
The National Weather Service office in Quad Cities IA issued a tornado warning for Hancock and McDonough in Illinois, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on April 17. It was the 48th tornado warning the NWS office in Quad Cities IA 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 52 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Quad Cities IA IL
- Area
- Hancock and McDonough
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:08 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDVN TO.W 0048
- 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
TORDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Hancock County in west central Illinois... McDonough County in west central Illinois... * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 708 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Plymouth, or 9 miles southeast of Carthage, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado. 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. * The tornado will be near... Colchester, Tennessee, Fandon, Colmar, Plymouth, and Argyle Lake State Park around 715 PM CDT. Macomb, Industry, and Doddsville around 720 PM CDT. Pennington Point and McDonough County 4-H Grounds around 725 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Adair.
What the agency told people to do
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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. Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
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.