NWS Lincoln ILTO.W 0079June 10, 2026
Tornado Warning: Logan, Macon, Menard and 1 more, IL
The National Weather Service office in Lincoln issued a tornado warning for Logan, Macon, Menard and 1 more in Illinois, which was in force until 11:45 p.m. local time on June 10. It was the 79th tornado warning the NWS office in Lincoln 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 47 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Lincoln IL
- Area
- Logan, Macon, Menard and 1 more
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:58 p.m. CDT, June 10, 2026
- Expires
- 11:45 p.m. CDT, June 10, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILX TO.W 0079
- 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... Southeastern Menard County in central Illinois... Southern Logan County in central Illinois... Northern Sangamon County in central Illinois... West central Macon County in central Illinois... * Until 1145 PM CDT. * At 1057 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over Athens, moving east at 50 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. * These dangerous storms will be near... Williamsville around 1105 PM CDT. Elkhart around 1110 PM CDT. Cornland around 1115 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Mount Pulaski and Latham. This includes the following highways... Interstate 55 between mile markers 100 and 118. Interstate 72 between mile markers 108 and 128.
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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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.