| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Severity | Extreme |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Bureau, IL; Hancock, IL; McDonough, IL; Putnam, IL; Clark, MO; Scotland, MO |
| Effective | 6/17/2026, 7:52:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/17/2026, 3:00:00 PM CDT |
Tornado Watch issued June 17 at 7:52AM CDT until June 17 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 340 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
BUREAU PUTNAM
IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
HANCOCK MCDONOUGH
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
CLARK SCOTLAND
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CARTHAGE, HENNEPIN, KAHOKA, MACOMB,
MEMPHIS, AND PRINCETON.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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