Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IL — Jun 12, 2026
NWS LOT · ETN 38 · National Weather Service warning
Event Summary
The National Weather Service office LOT issued a tornado warning at 00:24 UTC on Jun 12, 2026. The warning was in effect for 40 minutes, ending at Jun 12, 2026 01:04 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 40.90, -88.17, moving east at about 62 mph.
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Counties Affected
Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 NNE Urbana | Champaign, IL | UNK | Corrects previous tornado report from 3 NNE Urbana. EF1... peak wind speed 100 mph... path length 3.2 miles. This tornado touched down northeast of Frasca Field along C (ILX) | |
| 2 ENE Ludlow | Champaign, IL | UNK | EF1... peak wind speed 100 mph... path length 3 miles. This tornado touched down about a third of a mile south of the Champaign and Ford County line... along Champaign (ILX) | |
| 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) | |
| 2 ENE Ogden | Vermilion, IL | UNK | EF1... peak wind speed 110 mph... path length 13.5 miles. This tornado largely paralleled I-74 to the north. Some outbuildings were significantly damaged near the start (ILX) | |
| 2 WSW Hoopeston | Vermilion, IL | UNK | EF1... peak wind speed 100 mph... path length 8.1 miles. The tornado touched down about a half mile south of Highway 9 east of county road 1300E... overturning an irrig (ILX) | |
| 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) | |
| 1 S Hoopeston | Vermilion, IL | UNK | Tornado reported south of Hoopeston. Report relayed by county EM. (ILX) | |
| 3 ENE Wellington | Iroquois, IL | UNK | NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-1 tornado. Peak winds of 90 mph... width of 50 yards... and length of 1.1 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 SW Boswell | Benton, IN | UNK | Updates previous tornado report from 2 SW Boswell. NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-1 tornado. Peak winds of 95 mph... width of 250 yards... and length of 12.3 mile (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) |
Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.