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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IL — Apr 18, 2026

NWS ILX · ETN 45 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office ILX issued a tornado warning at 00:05 UTC on Apr 18, 2026. The warning was in effect for 25 minutes, ending at Apr 18, 2026 00:30 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 40.98, -90.27, moving east-northeast at about 44 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
3 E Victoria Knox, IL UNK EF1... peak wind speed 90 mph... path length 10.3 miles... path width 200 yds. The tornado began approximately three miles east of Victoria... starting its path in a fi (ILX)
1 NW Morton Tazewell, IL UNK EF0... max wind speed 85 mph... path length 8.4 mi. The tornado touched down on the northwest side of Morton just north of the interchange of I-155 and I-74... where it (ILX)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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