Tornadoes in Charleston & Effingham, IL | June 17th, 2026

SKYDRAMA.NET | Damaging tornadoes touched down in Charleston and Effingam in southeast Illinois on June 17th, 2026. I watched as the Mattoon-Charleston tornado touched down west of town from the north side of town, ducking back into north Charleston on Highway 130 as the tornado went through the city. After spending some time covering the damage in town over the air, I dropped south to the next supercell down the line and observed the later stages of the damaging tornado that went through Effingham and Montrose. The same storm produced another weaker tornado closer to my location near Rose Hill and Newton. Long day with tons of supercell and tornado content to sort through! Full Storm Observation VLOG soon.