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Tornado Watch
In effect:
Friday, Apr 17 2026 9:54 PM CDT – Friday, Apr 17 2026 11:00 PM CDT
Issued by NWS Lincoln IL
TORNADO WATCH 131 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
CHRISTIAN DE WITT MACON
SHELBY
IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
CHAMPAIGN CLARK COLES
CUMBERLAND DOUGLAS EDGAR
MOULTRIE PIATT VERMILION
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHAMPAIGN, CHARLESTON, CLINTON,
DANVILLE, DECATUR, GREENUP, MARSHALL, MATTOON, MONTICELLO, PARIS,
SHELBYVILLE, SULLIVAN, TAYLORVILLE, TUSCOLA, AND URBANA.
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
CHRISTIAN DE WITT MACON
SHELBY
IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
CHAMPAIGN CLARK COLES
CUMBERLAND DOUGLAS EDGAR
MOULTRIE PIATT VERMILION
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHAMPAIGN, CHARLESTON, CLINTON,
DANVILLE, DECATUR, GREENUP, MARSHALL, MATTOON, MONTICELLO, PARIS,
SHELBYVILLE, SULLIVAN, TAYLORVILLE, TUSCOLA, AND URBANA.
Areas Impacted:
Champaign, IL
Christian, IL
Clark, IL
Coles, IL
Cumberland, IL
De Witt, IL
Douglas, IL
Edgar, IL
Macon, IL
Moultrie, IL
Piatt, IL
Shelby, IL
Vermilion, IL
Tornado Watch
In effect:
Friday, Apr 17 2026 10:52 PM EDT – Saturday, Apr 18 2026 3:00 AM EDT
Issued by NWS Indianapolis IN
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 133 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL INDIANA
BOONE CLINTON HOWARD
IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
CARROLL
IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA
CLAY FOUNTAIN MONTGOMERY
PARKE PUTNAM TIPPECANOE
VERMILLION VIGO WARREN
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATTICA, BRAZIL, CLINTON, COVINGTON,
CRAWFORDSVILLE, DELPHI, FAIRVIEW PARK, FLORA, FRANKFORT,
GREENCASTLE, KOKOMO, LAFAYETTE, LEBANON, MONTEZUMA, ROCKVILLE,
ROSEDALE, TERRE HAUTE, VEEDERSBURG, WEST LAFAYETTE, WEST LEBANON,
WILLIAMSPORT, AND ZIONSVILLE.
EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL INDIANA
BOONE CLINTON HOWARD
IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
CARROLL
IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA
CLAY FOUNTAIN MONTGOMERY
PARKE PUTNAM TIPPECANOE
VERMILLION VIGO WARREN
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATTICA, BRAZIL, CLINTON, COVINGTON,
CRAWFORDSVILLE, DELPHI, FAIRVIEW PARK, FLORA, FRANKFORT,
GREENCASTLE, KOKOMO, LAFAYETTE, LEBANON, MONTEZUMA, ROCKVILLE,
ROSEDALE, TERRE HAUTE, VEEDERSBURG, WEST LAFAYETTE, WEST LEBANON,
WILLIAMSPORT, AND ZIONSVILLE.
Areas Impacted:
Boone, IN
Carroll, IN
Clay, IN
Clinton, IN
Fountain, IN
Howard, IN
Montgomery, IN
Parke, IN
Putnam, IN
Tippecanoe, IN
Vermillion, IN
Vigo, IN
Warren, IN
Tornado Watch
In effect:
Friday, Apr 17 2026 9:50 PM CDT – Friday, Apr 17 2026 11:00 PM CDT
Issued by NWS Chicago IL
TORNADO WATCH 131 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN
GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN
Areas Impacted:
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN
Gary to Burns Harbor IN
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN
Tornado Watch
In effect:
Friday, Apr 17 2026 9:50 PM CDT – Friday, Apr 17 2026 11:00 PM CDT
Issued by NWS Chicago IL
TORNADO WATCH 131 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT /MIDNIGHT EDT/
THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
LIVINGSTON
IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
FORD IROQUOIS
IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
COOK DUPAGE GRUNDY
KANKAKEE KENDALL LAKE IL
WILL
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
BENTON JASPER LAKE IN
NEWTON PORTER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS,
BUFFALO GROVE, CAROL STREAM, CHESTERTON, CHICAGO, COAL CITY,
DEMOTTE, DOWNERS GROVE, DWIGHT, EVANSTON, FAIRBURY, FOWLER, GARY,
GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, GURNEE, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND,
LEMONT, LOMBARD, MERRILLVILLE, MINOOKA, MOROCCO, MORRIS,
MUNDELEIN, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, OXFORD,
PARK FOREST, PAXTON, PLANO, PONTIAC, PORTAGE, RENSSELAER,
ROSELAWN, SCHAUMBURG, VALPARAISO, WATSEKA, WAUKEGAN, WHEATON,
WILMINGTON, AND YORKVILLE.
THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
LIVINGSTON
IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
FORD IROQUOIS
IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
COOK DUPAGE GRUNDY
KANKAKEE KENDALL LAKE IL
WILL
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
BENTON JASPER LAKE IN
NEWTON PORTER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS,
BUFFALO GROVE, CAROL STREAM, CHESTERTON, CHICAGO, COAL CITY,
DEMOTTE, DOWNERS GROVE, DWIGHT, EVANSTON, FAIRBURY, FOWLER, GARY,
GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, GURNEE, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND,
LEMONT, LOMBARD, MERRILLVILLE, MINOOKA, MOROCCO, MORRIS,
MUNDELEIN, NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, OXFORD,
PARK FOREST, PAXTON, PLANO, PONTIAC, PORTAGE, RENSSELAER,
ROSELAWN, SCHAUMBURG, VALPARAISO, WATSEKA, WAUKEGAN, WHEATON,
WILMINGTON, AND YORKVILLE.
Areas Impacted:
Cook, IL
DuPage, IL
Ford, IL
Grundy, IL
Iroquois, IL
Kankakee, IL
Kendall, IL
Lake, IL
Livingston, IL
Will, IL
Benton, IN
Jasper, IN
Lake, IN
Newton, IN
Porter, IN
Tornado Watch
In effect:
Friday, Apr 17 2026 10:44 PM EDT – Saturday, Apr 18 2026 3:00 AM EDT
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 133 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI
EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI
Areas Impacted:
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI
Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI
Tornado Watch
In effect:
Friday, Apr 17 2026 10:44 PM EDT – Saturday, Apr 18 2026 3:00 AM EDT
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 133 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT /2 AM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
KOSCIUSKO ST. JOSEPH
IN NORTHERN INDIANA
CASS IN ELKHART FULTON IN
LA PORTE MARSHALL MIAMI
PULASKI STARKE WABASH
WHITE
IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
BERRIEN CASS MI
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, BASS LAKE, BENTON HARBOR,
BENTON HEIGHTS, BREMEN, BROOKSTON, BUCHANAN, CASSOPOLIS, CULVER,
DOWAGIAC, EDWARDSBURG, ELKHART, FAIR PLAIN, FRANCESVILLE, GOSHEN,
GRANGER, GRISSOM AFD, KNOX, LA PORTE, LOGANSPORT, MARCELLUS,
MEDARYVILLE, MEXICO, MICHIGAN CITY, MISHAWAKA, MONON, MONTICELLO,
NAPPANEE, NILES, NORTH JUDSON, NORTH MANCHESTER, PAW PAW LAKE,
PERU, PLYMOUTH, ROCHESTER, ROYAL CENTER, SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH,
WABASH, WARSAW, WINAMAC, AND WINONA LAKE.
EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT /2 AM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
KOSCIUSKO ST. JOSEPH
IN NORTHERN INDIANA
CASS IN ELKHART FULTON IN
LA PORTE MARSHALL MIAMI
PULASKI STARKE WABASH
WHITE
IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
BERRIEN CASS MI
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, BASS LAKE, BENTON HARBOR,
BENTON HEIGHTS, BREMEN, BROOKSTON, BUCHANAN, CASSOPOLIS, CULVER,
DOWAGIAC, EDWARDSBURG, ELKHART, FAIR PLAIN, FRANCESVILLE, GOSHEN,
GRANGER, GRISSOM AFD, KNOX, LA PORTE, LOGANSPORT, MARCELLUS,
MEDARYVILLE, MEXICO, MICHIGAN CITY, MISHAWAKA, MONON, MONTICELLO,
NAPPANEE, NILES, NORTH JUDSON, NORTH MANCHESTER, PAW PAW LAKE,
PERU, PLYMOUTH, ROCHESTER, ROYAL CENTER, SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH,
WABASH, WARSAW, WINAMAC, AND WINONA LAKE.
Areas Impacted:
Cass, IN
Elkhart, IN
Fulton, IN
Kosciusko, IN
La Porte, IN
Marshall, IN
Miami, IN
Pulaski, IN
St. Joseph, IN
Starke, IN
Wabash, IN
White, IN
Berrien, MI
Cass, MI
Tornado Watch
In effect:
Friday, Apr 17 2026 9:02 PM CDT – Friday, Apr 17 2026 11:00 PM CDT
Issued by NWS St Louis MO
TORNADO WATCH 131 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
BOND CLINTON FAYETTE
MARION MONTGOMERY WASHINGTON
IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
CALHOUN GREENE JERSEY
MACOUPIN MADISON MONROE
SAINT CLAIR
IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
PIKE
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
AUDRAIN BOONE CALLAWAY
COLE MONITEAU OSAGE
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
FRANKLIN GASCONADE JEFFERSON
LINCOLN MONTGOMERY SAINT CHARLES
SAINT LOUIS SAINT LOUIS CITY WARREN
IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
PIKE RALLS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTON, BELLEVILLE, BOWLING GREEN,
CAHOKIA, CENTRALIA, COLUMBIA, EDWARDSVILLE, FULTON,
JEFFERSON CITY, LITCHFIELD, MEXICO, PITTSFIELD, SAINT CHARLES,
SAINT LOUIS, SALEM, SULLIVAN, UNION, VANDALIA, AND WASHINGTON.
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
BOND CLINTON FAYETTE
MARION MONTGOMERY WASHINGTON
IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
CALHOUN GREENE JERSEY
MACOUPIN MADISON MONROE
SAINT CLAIR
IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
PIKE
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
AUDRAIN BOONE CALLAWAY
COLE MONITEAU OSAGE
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
FRANKLIN GASCONADE JEFFERSON
LINCOLN MONTGOMERY SAINT CHARLES
SAINT LOUIS SAINT LOUIS CITY WARREN
IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
PIKE RALLS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTON, BELLEVILLE, BOWLING GREEN,
CAHOKIA, CENTRALIA, COLUMBIA, EDWARDSVILLE, FULTON,
JEFFERSON CITY, LITCHFIELD, MEXICO, PITTSFIELD, SAINT CHARLES,
SAINT LOUIS, SALEM, SULLIVAN, UNION, VANDALIA, AND WASHINGTON.
Areas Impacted:
Bond, IL
Calhoun, IL
Clinton, IL
Fayette, IL
Greene, IL
Jersey, IL
Macoupin, IL
Madison, IL
Marion, IL
Monroe, IL
Montgomery, IL
Pike, IL
St. Clair, IL
Washington, IL
Audrain, MO
Boone, MO
Callaway, MO
Cole, MO
Franklin, MO
Gasconade, MO
Jefferson, MO
Lincoln, MO
Moniteau, MO
Montgomery, MO
Osage, MO
Pike, MO
Ralls, MO
St. Charles, MO
St. Louis, MO
Warren, MO
St. Louis City, MO