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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IL — Jun 17, 2026

NWS ILX · ETN 99 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office ILX issued a tornado warning at 21:19 UTC on Jun 17, 2026. The warning was in effect for 41 minutes, ending at Jun 17, 2026 22:00 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 39.93, -89.86, moving east at about 56 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
3 WNW Salisbury Menard, IL UNK EF-1... max winds 100 mph... path length 24.1 miles... width 150 yards. The tornado first touched down in southern Menard county and moved southeast into Salisbury. In (ILX)
1 W Blue Mound Christian, IL UNK EF-1... max winds 110 mph... path length 10.7 miles... width 700 yards. The tornado began in northern Christian County in the Griswold Conservation Area... causing exte (ILX)
2 SW Glenarm Sangamon, IL UNK EF-0... max wind 85 mph... path length 5.72 miles... max width 200 yards. The tornado touched down about 1.5 miles west of Pawnee Junction near the I-55 exit... then tr (ILX)

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

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