NWS Quad Cities IA ILTO.W 0024April 15, 2026
Tornado Warning: Jo Daviess and Stephenson, IL
The National Weather Service office in Quad Cities IA issued a tornado warning for Jo Daviess and Stephenson in Illinois, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on April 15. It was the 24th 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 40 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
- Jo Daviess and Stephenson
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:05 p.m. CDT, April 15, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. CDT, April 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDVN TO.W 0024
- 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... Northeastern Jo Daviess County in northwestern Illinois... Northwestern Stephenson County in northwestern Illinois... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 604 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Woodbine, or 17 miles east of Galena, moving northeast at 25 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... Stockton, Warren, Nora, Apple River Canyon State Park, and Jo Daviess County Fairgrounds around 610 PM CDT. Waddams Grove around 615 PM 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.