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HILLSBORO — At 7:50 AM CDT Wednesday, the National Weather Service in St. Louis issued a Tornado Watch for Montgomery County, Illinois, active until at least 3 PM.
The full text of the alert is below:
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 340 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 750 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026 TORNADO WATCH 340 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ILC001-009-011-013-017-019-021-023-029-035-039-041-045-053-057- 061-063-067-075-083-095-099-105-107-109-113-115-117-123-125-129- 135-137-139-143-147-149-155-167-169-171-173-175-179-183-203- 172000- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0340.260617T1250Z-260617T2000Z/ IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAMS BROWN BUREAU CALHOUN CASS CHAMPAIGN CHRISTIAN CLARK COLES CUMBERLAND DE WITT DOUGLAS EDGAR FORD FULTON GREENE GRUNDY HANCOCK IROQUOIS JERSEY KNOX LA SALLE LIVINGSTON LOGAN MACON MACOUPIN MARSHALL MASON MCDONOUGH MCLEAN MENARD MONTGOMERY MORGAN MOULTRIE PEORIA PIATT PIKE PUTNAM SANGAMON SCHUYLER SCOTT SHELBY STARK TAZEWELL VERMILION WOODFORD $$
Also of note was a Wind Advisory, which was issued at 2:26 AM CDT. Montgomery County will be under this alert starting at 1 PM until its expected expiration at 8 PM.
The full text of the alert is below:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service St Louis MO 226 AM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-098>101-MOZ052-060-061-063-064-172230- /O.CON.KLSX.WI.Y.0004.260617T1800Z-260618T0100Z/ Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL- Marion IL-Washington IL-Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Lincoln MO-Warren MO-Saint Charles MO-Saint Louis MO- Saint Louis City MO- Including the cities of Salem, Saint Louis, Edwardsville, Cahokia, Saint Charles, Centralia, Vandalia, Litchfield, Alton, and Belleville 226 AM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois and east central Missouri. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
Jake Leonard, a broadcast media and journalism veteran, is the editor-in-chief of Heartland Newsfeed. Leonard is also GM and program director of Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network, wrestling editor and contributing writer for Ambush Sports, a contributing writer for My Sports Vote and Midwest Sports Network, and a former contributor to Bleacher Report and Overtime Heroics. He resides at home in Nokomis, Ill. with his dog Buster.
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