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

NWS ILX · ETN 109 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office ILX issued a tornado warning at 00:07 UTC on Jun 18, 2026. The warning was in effect for 53 minutes, ending at Jun 18, 2026 01:00 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 39.48, -88.05, moving east-southeast at about 44 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 SSE Riley Vigo, IN UNK An EF-1 tornado with path length of 6.64 miles and a path width of 300 yards began at this location. The peak winds were 110 mph with the tornado impacting several home (IND)
1.5 NW Dieterich Effingham, IL UNK (ILX)
2 SW Montrose Effingham, IL UNK Homes damaged from a tornado southwest of Montrose. (ILX)
5 N Wheeler Jasper, IL UNK EF1... path length 5.23 miles... path width 175 yards... peak wind speed 110 mph. The tornado in Effingham County covered a 26.2 mile path... crossing the border into J (ILX)

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

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