Knoxville Community Fire Protection District

06/11/2026

A new Tornado watch has been issued for Knox County until 9 p.m. this evening.

06/11/2026

Severe thunderstorm warning for Knox County until 12:30 p.m.

06/11/2026

UPGRADE TO LEVEL 4/5 MODERATE RISK! An outbreak of severe weather is likely this afternoon and evening. Strong to intense tornadoes and hurricane-force winds are possible.

06/11/2026

Knox County is under a tornado watch until 3 p.m. this afternoon

06/11/2026

UPDATE @ 8:24 6/11 from NWS relayed by Knox County Sheriff’s Office:

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central, north central and west central Illinois.

06/11/2026

EDIT: NEW UPDATE @ 7:28 6/11:

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Marshall County in central Illinois... Stark County in north central Illinois... Knox County in west central Illinois... Northern Peoria County in central Illinois... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 723 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Kewanee to Oneida to near Abingdon, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Abingdon, Knoxville, Victoria, and La Fayette around 730 PM CDT. Toulon, Osceola, Williamsfield, and Elmira around 735 PM CDT. Wyoming, Maquon, and Elmore around 740 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Bradford, Laura, Castleton, Princeville, Brimfield, Camp Grove, Dunlap, Edelstein, Lacon, Henry, Sparland, Chillicothe and Rome. This includes the following highways... Interstate 39 between mile markers 29 and 40. Interstate 74 between mile markers 37 and 76.

Just issued by NWS & shared by Knox County Sheriff’s Office at 7:06 today, 6/10:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 308 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS DE WITT LOGAN MARSHALL MASON MCLEAN MENARD PEORIA STARK TAZEWELL WOODFORD IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CASS FULTON KNOX SCHUYLER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEARDSTOWN, BLOOMINGTON, CANTON, CLINTON, EUREKA, GALESBURG, HAVANA, LACON, LINCOLN, NORMAL, PEKIN, PEORIA, PETERSBURG, RUSHVILLE, AND TOULON.

06/09/2026

Wednesdays severe weather threat

⚠️ WEDNESDAY SEVERE WEATHER: Let’s discuss. Level 3/5 (Enhanced) risk of severe remains in place for damaging wind, large hail and tornadoes.

We are becoming concerned for 2 possible rounds of severe weather Wednesday. First round will be possible around the midday hours. These storms would have a damaging wind and large hail threat (tornado threat appears to be lower at this time). The second round would come later in the evening (6-11 p.m.) and that is more concerning for tornado and very large hail potential initially, before transitioning into a damaging wind threat (60-80 mph).

Thursday also poses a severe weather risk. Another Level 3/5 risk of severe weather is in place, and once again 2 rounds of severe weather will be possible. Damaging wind, tornadoes and large hail are all possible.

Please stay up-to-date with forecasts!

06/08/2026

Everyone, please slow down and pay attention at all times— safety first. Too many lives have been lost in the recent days in our local communities.