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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IL — Jun 21, 2026

NWS ILX · ETN 123 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office ILX issued a tornado warning at 21:29 UTC on Jun 21, 2026. The warning was in effect for 46 minutes, ending at Jun 21, 2026 22:15 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 38.76, -88.77, moving east at about 38 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 SE Farina Marion, IL Unrated Corrects previous tornado report from 3 NNE Stephen Forbes Station. Corrects previous tornado report from 2 E Alma. Emergency manager reported a funnel. Passed along a (LSX)
4 SE Farina Marion, IL EF1° NWS storm survey found very clear tornadic damage (EF-1) east of Kinmundy... with supporting video showing a multi-vortex tornado in that location. (LSX)
3 NNE Stephen Forbes St Marion, IL Unrated Corrects previous tornado report from 2 E Alma. Emergency manager reported a funnel. Passed along a report from firemen saying tornado on the ground headed east toward (LSX)
2 NW Oskaloosa Clay, IL Unrated (ILX)
2 SSE Dix Jefferson, IL EF3° *** 2 FATAL... 5 INJ *** EF3 Tornado. Peak winds 140 mph. Track 13.8 miles. Several mobile homes destroyed. Severe tree damage... power poles snapped. (PAH)
3 E Dix Jefferson, IL Unrated Photo submission of tornado on Facebook by Texico. (PAH)
5 ESE Dix Jefferson, IL Unrated Tornado reported near Tolle Lane and Austin Road per Fire Department. (PAH)
1 W Saint Peter Fayette, IL Unrated Corrects previous tornado report from 1 W Saint Peter. Brief tornado touchdown spotted from this location. circulation went south of here. (LSX)
4 NNE Sims Wayne, IL EF1° EF1 Tornado. Peak winds 95 mph. Path Length 1.53 miles. Storage shed and barn damaged/destroyed. Tree damage. (PAH)
2 E Jeffersonville Wayne, IL EF1° EF1 Tornado. 90 mph peak winds. 3.78 mile path. Carport destroyed... trees damaged. Severe crop damage. (PAH)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys. ° = rating parsed from the NWS damage-survey text quoted in the SPC report narrative (derived, not an official F-scale entry).

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