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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IL — Apr 27, 2026

NWS LSX · ETN 47 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LSX issued a tornado warning at 23:01 UTC on Apr 27, 2026. The warning was in effect for 44 minutes, ending at Apr 27, 2026 23:45 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 39.08, -90.36, moving east-northeast at about 51 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 NE West Alton St. Charles, MO UNK A video from Alton showed the vortex of a waterspout tornado dissipating as it approached the Lincoln Shields Recreation Area. A NWS damage survey was unable to find an (LSX)

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

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