NWS Lincoln ILTO.W 0072April 27, 2026
Tornado Warning: Champaign, IL
The National Weather Service office in Lincoln issued a tornado warning for Champaign in Illinois, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on April 27. It was the 72nd 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 26 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Lincoln IL
- Area
- Champaign
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:04 p.m. CDT, April 27, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. CDT, April 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILX TO.W 0072
- 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... Northern Champaign County in east central Illinois... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Mahomet, or 10 miles northwest of Champaign, moving east at 60 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... Lake Of The Woods around 710 PM CDT. Rantoul and Thomasboro around 715 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Gifford. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 234 and 255. Interstate 72 between mile markers 174 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile markers 169 and 197.
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.