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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IL — Jun 12, 2026

NWS LOT · ETN 41 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LOT issued a tornado warning at 00:40 UTC on Jun 12, 2026. The warning was in effect for 65 minutes, ending at Jun 12, 2026 01:45 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 40.99, -87.92, moving east-northeast at about 63 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
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)
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)
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)
4 SW Hebron Lake, IN UNK Public report of tornado on the grand east of Lowell near I-65. (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)
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)
2 SSE Hebron Porter, IN UNK Storm chaser video shows tornado southeast of Hebron. (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)
1 N Kouts Porter, IN UNK Tornado on the ground north of Kouts. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
2 SW South Wanatah La Porte, IN UNK This portion of damage is associated with the EF3 tornado that impacted Kouts and points to the southwest. The tornado continued into La Porte county. A center pivot ir (IWX)
5 SSW Yeoman Carroll, IN UNK An EF-0 with path length of 3.38 miles and a path width of 75 yards began at this location. The peak winds were 80 mph and the tornado impacted several homes near the T (IND)

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

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