NWS Lincoln ILTO.W 0050April 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Marshall, Peoria and Stark, IL
The National Weather Service office in Lincoln issued a tornado warning for Marshall, Peoria and Stark in Illinois, which was in force until 8:30 p.m. local time on April 17. It was the 50th tornado warning the NWS office in Lincoln 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 29 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Lincoln IL
- Area
- Marshall, Peoria and Stark
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:01 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- Expires
- 8:30 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILX TO.W 0050
- 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... Western Marshall County in central Illinois... Southeastern Stark County in north central Illinois... Northern Peoria County in central Illinois... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 801 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Brimfield, or 14 miles northwest of Peoria, moving northeast 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. * This dangerous storm will be near... Princeville around 805 PM CDT. Dunlap and Edelstein around 810 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Lacon and Sparland. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 70 and 80.
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.