Illinois Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 06/21/2026 11:28

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued June 21 at 1:28PM CDT until June 21 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 21, 2026 - 11:28am
Expires: 
June 21, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 363 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS SHELBY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CLARK COLES CUMBERLAND DOUGLAS EDGAR MOULTRIE IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS CLAY CRAWFORD EFFINGHAM JASPER LAWRENCE RICHLAND THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHARLESTON, EFFINGHAM, FLORA, GREENUP, LAWRENCEVILLE, MARSHALL, MATTOON, NEWTON, OLNEY, PARIS, ROBINSON, SHELBYVILLE, SULLIVAN, AND TUSCOLA.
Area Description: 
Clark, IL; Clay, IL; Coles, IL; Crawford, IL; Cumberland, IL; Douglas, IL; Edgar, IL; Effingham, IL; Jasper, IL; Lawrence, IL; Moultrie, IL; Richland, IL; Shelby, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL