Illinois Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 06/17/2026 19:15

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued June 17 at 9:15PM CDT until June 18 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 17, 2026 - 7:15pm
Expires: 
June 17, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 342, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS SHELBY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CLARK COLES CUMBERLAND DOUGLAS EDGAR MOULTRIE IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS CLAY CRAWFORD EFFINGHAM JASPER LAWRENCE RICHLAND THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHARLESTON, EFFINGHAM, FLORA, GREENUP, LAWRENCEVILLE, MARSHALL, MATTOON, NEWTON, OLNEY, PARIS, ROBINSON, SHELBYVILLE, SULLIVAN, AND TUSCOLA.
Area Description: 
Clark, IL; Clay, IL; Coles, IL; Crawford, IL; Cumberland, IL; Douglas, IL; Edgar, IL; Effingham, IL; Jasper, IL; Lawrence, IL; Moultrie, IL; Richland, IL; Shelby, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL