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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IL — Jun 11, 2026

NWS ILX · ETN 79 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office ILX issued a tornado warning at 03:58 UTC on Jun 11, 2026. The warning was in effect for 36 minutes, ending at Jun 11, 2026 04:34 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 39.97, -89.75, moving east at about 52 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 W Athens Menard, IL UNK EF-1... max wind 105 mph... path length 2.48 miles... max width 200 yards. This tornado touched down along Kent St. west of Athens... and tracked southeast to Fitschen (ILX)
1 E Capital Airport Sangamon, IL UNK Corrects previous tornado report from 1 E Capital Airport. EF-1... max wind speed 110 mph... path length 24.14 miles... max width 250 yards. The tornado began about 3 m (ILX)
1 E Capital Airport Sangamon, IL UNK EF-1... max wind speed 110 mph... path length 20.25 miles... max width 250 yards. The Springfield to Mechanicsburg tornado started at the Springfield airport where it l (ILX)
3 NNW Mount Pulaski Logan, IL UNK The tornado touched down about 3 miles northwest of Mount Pulaski where it did some minor tree damage. The tornado intensified as it progressed east along 900 St... whe (ILX)
2 S Lane De Witt, IL UNK Tornado on the ground south of Lane. (ILX)
2 WNW Argenta Macon, IL UNK The tornado touched down about 2 miles west-northwest of Argenta where it damaged an outbuilding and some trees. It progressed east through Argenta where it snapped off (ILX)

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

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