Illinois Tornado Watch | Effective 04/27/2026 17:34

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 27 at 7:34PM CDT until April 27 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 5:34pm
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 163 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHRISTIAN MACON SHELBY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN CLARK COLES CUMBERLAND DOUGLAS EDGAR MOULTRIE PIATT VERMILION IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS CLAY CRAWFORD EFFINGHAM JASPER LAWRENCE RICHLAND THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHAMPAIGN, CHARLESTON, DANVILLE, DECATUR, EFFINGHAM, FLORA, GREENUP, LAWRENCEVILLE, MARSHALL, MATTOON, MONTICELLO, NEWTON, OLNEY, PARIS, ROBINSON, SHELBYVILLE, SULLIVAN, TAYLORVILLE, TUSCOLA, AND URBANA.
Area Description: 
Champaign, IL; Christian, IL; Clark, IL; Clay, IL; Coles, IL; Crawford, IL; Cumberland, IL; Douglas, IL; Edgar, IL; Effingham, IL; Jasper, IL; Lawrence, IL; Macon, IL; Moultrie, IL; Piatt, IL; Richland, IL; Shelby, IL; Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL