NWS Paducah KYTO.W 0057June 21, 2026
Tornado Warning: Wabash, Gibson, Posey and 1 more, IL and IN
The National Weather Service office in Paducah issued a tornado warning for Wabash, Gibson, Posey and 1 more in Illinois, Indiana, which was in force until 9:45 p.m. local time on June 21. It was the 57th tornado warning the NWS office in Paducah issued in 2026. Illinois had 115 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 23 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Illinois's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 49 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Paducah KY
- Area
- Wabash, Gibson, Posey and 1 more
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:56 p.m. CDT, June 21, 2026
- Expires
- 9:45 p.m. CDT, June 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPAH TO.W 0057
- 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
TORPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southwestern Wabash County in southeastern Illinois... Northwestern Vanderburgh County in southwestern Indiana... Southwestern Gibson County in southwestern Indiana... Northeastern Posey County in southwestern Indiana... * Until 945 PM CDT. * At 856 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Grayville, or 10 miles southeast of Albion, moving east at 35 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... Poseyville around 900 PM CDT. Cynthiana around 905 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Griffin. This includes Interstate 64 in Indiana between Mile Markers 1 and 21.
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.