NWS St Louis MOTO.W 0027April 24, 2026
Tornado Warning: Pike and Pike, IL and MO
The National Weather Service office in St Louis issued a tornado warning for Pike and Pike in Illinois, Missouri, which was in force until 2:00 a.m. local time on April 24. It was the 27th tornado warning the NWS office in St Louis 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 34 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, St Louis MO
- Area
- Pike and Pike
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:26 a.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 a.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLSX TO.W 0027
- 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
TORLSX The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Tornado Warning for... South Central Pike County in west central Illinois... Northwestern Pike County in northeastern Missouri... * Until 200 AM CDT. * At 126 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Spencerburg, or 8 miles northeast of Vandalia, moving northeast at 45 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. * Locations impacted include... Curryville, Spencerburg, Frankford, Tarrants, Ashburn, Louisiana, Pike, Rockport, Atlas and Pleasant Hill.
What the agency told people to do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from 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.