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

NWS LOT · ETN 35 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LOT issued a tornado warning at 23:55 UTC on Jun 11, 2026. The warning was in effect for 23 minutes, ending at Jun 12, 2026 00:18 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 40.96, -87.69, moving east-northeast at about 28 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
3 SSE Hopkins Park Kankakee, IL UNK Video and pictures from storm spotters confirm a brief EF-U. No known damage. (LOT)
3 WSW St. John Lake, IN UNK NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-0 tornado. Peak winds near 85 mph... width of 150 yards... and length of 5.5 miles. (LOT)
2 SSW Cedar Lake Lake, IN UNK NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-0 tornado. Peak winds of 80 mph... width of 150 yards... and length of 4.1 miles. (LOT)
3 NE Schneider Lake, IN UNK NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-0 tornado. Peak winds of 85 mph... width of 200 yards... and length of 12.6 miles. (LOT)
1 SSW Watseka Iroquois, IL UNK NWS storm survey confirms a preliminary EF-0 tornado. Peak winds of 80 mph... width of 250 yards... and length of 2.1 miles. (LOT)
5 NE Shelby Lake, IN UNK An NWS damage survey confirmed an EF-3 tornado with peak winds of 165 mph... path length of 22.2 miles... and maximum width of 400 yards. (LOT)
4 SW Hebron Lake, IN UNK Public report of tornado on the grand east of Lowell near I-65. (LOT)
2 SSE Hebron Porter, IN UNK Storm chaser video shows tornado southeast of Hebron. (LOT)
5 NNW Kentland Newton, IN UNK NWS storm survey confirms a preliminary EF-0 tornado. Peak winds of 85 mph... width of 200 yards... and length of 15.6 miles. (LOT)
4 SSE Boone Grove Porter, IN UNK Trained spotter report of tornado near 900 South Road and 200 West Road with debris in the air. (LOT)

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

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