Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IL — Apr 18, 2026
NWS ILX · ETN 57 · National Weather Service warning
Event Summary
The National Weather Service office ILX issued a tornado warning at 01:43 UTC on Apr 18, 2026. The warning was in effect for 47 minutes, ending at Apr 18, 2026 02:30 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 40.48, -89.28, moving east-northeast at about 58 mph.
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Counties Affected
Towns in the Path
Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 E Mackinaw | Tazewell, IL | UNK | EF2... max wind speed 115 mph... path length 2 mi. The tornado touched down along Runyon Rd about a half mile west of the Tazewell-McLean County line. It cause extensiv (ILX) | |
| 5 WNW Bloomington | McLean, IL | UNK | This is a correction to a previous tornado LSR. EF1... peak wind speed 110 mph... path length 11.3 miles... path width 900 yds. This tornado touched down on Old Peoria (ILX) | |
| 3 SW Bloomington | McLean, IL | UNK | This tornado is a combination of two previously LSRd tornadoes in Bloomington IL. This tornado developed just south of Fox Creek Road between I- 55 and Veterans Parkway (ILX) | |
| 2 SSW Bloomington | McLean, IL | UNK | EF1... peak wind speed 100 mph... path length 1.3 miles. This tornado set down next to Veteran Parkway doing minor damage to two greenhouses. It traveled near the highw (ILX) | |
| 3 WNW Bloomington | McLean, IL | UNK | EF1... peak wind speed 110 mph... path length 10.3 miles. This tornado touched down on the far west side of Normal... IL and damaged several metal buildings. As it move (ILX) | |
| 2 ENE Bloomington | McLean, IL | UNK | EF1... peak wind speed 110 mph... path length 4.0 miles. This tornado touched down in the Bloomington Country Club Golf Course and did tree damage. As it moved northeas (ILX) | |
| Lexington | McLean, IL | UNK | EF1... max wind speed 100 mph... path length 0.34 mi. Moved across the northwest portions of town... mainly snapping tree branches and power poles. One house received s (ILX) | |
| 4 E Pleasant Hill | McLean, IL | UNK | EF1... path length 7.9 miles... peak wind speed 90 mph. The tornado began in rural northeast McLean County about 4 miles northwest of Colfax... damaging trees and power (ILX) | |
| 1 W Saybrook | McLean, IL | UNK | EF0... peak wind speed 85 mph... path length 3.2 miles. Tracked ENE across western and northern portions of Saybrook. A narrow... one block damage path consisted of sev (ILX) | |
| 7 SSW Fairbury | Livingston, IL | UNK | Corrects time of previous tornado report from 7 SSW Fairbury. An NWS damage survey determined an EF-1 tornado started in McLean County and crossed into Livingston Count (LOT) | |
| 1 W Gibson City | Ford, IL | UNK | An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph... path length of 4.9 miles... and maximum width of around 100 yards impacted Gibson City. The t (LOT) | |
| 5 WNW Loda | Ford, IL | UNK | An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak winds near 95 mph... path length of 9.3 miles... and maximum width of around 150 yards moved from eastern Ford C (LOT) |
Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.