Tornado Warning Issued for Southeastern Putnam County, IL
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NOAA issued it on July 6, 2026, 6 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Quad Cities has issued a Tornado Warning for southeastern Putnam County in north central Illinois until 6:00 PM CDT on June 11.
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- Record type
- Tornado Warning
- Affected area
- North Central Illinois
- Issued
- July 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Tornado warnings are short-window notices for the named area. The issuing office is the authority on whether the warning remains active or has been replaced.
Record status: historical. It was issued 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in North Central Illinois.
Alert Details
A Tornado Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities IA IL. The alert is effective from June 11 at 5:09 PM CDT until June 11 at 6:00 PM CDT. The alert type code is TOW with VTEC /O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0063.260611T2209Z-260611T2300Z/.
Affected Areas
Southeastern Putnam County in north central Illinois. The storm was located near Washburn or near Lacon at 5:08 PM CDT and will be near Magnolia around 5:15 PM CDT and McNabb around 5:25 PM CDT.
What You Should 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. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado and golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) was located near Washburn/Lacon moving northeast at 30 mph. Radar indicated rotation. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 6:00 PM CDT on June 11, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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