Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IL — Apr 18, 2026
NWS ILX · ETN 59 · National Weather Service warning
Event Summary
The National Weather Service office ILX issued a tornado warning at 02:01 UTC on Apr 18, 2026. The warning was in effect for 44 minutes, ending at Apr 18, 2026 02:45 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 40.37, -88.95, moving east-northeast at about 67 mph.
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Counties Affected
Towns in the Path
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Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowell | De Witt, IL | UNK | EF1... max wind speed 100 mph... path length 7.0 mi. This tornado touched down near the intersection of 1500 North Rd and 550 East Rd... where it damaged two farm out b (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) | |
| 3 SSE De Land | Piatt, IL | UNK | EF1... peak wind speed 100 mph... path length 2.36 mi. The tornado set down west of a farmstead and collapsed an empty... 90 ft concrete grain silo. It also blew out th (ILX) | |
| 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) | |
| 1 ENE Seymour | Champaign, IL | UNK | EF0... max wind speed 85 mph... path length 0.88 mi. The tornado touched down just south of Rt 10 and damaged a power pole and quickly moved east-northeast. It did mino (ILX) |
Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.