Headline:
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 3:33PM CDT until April 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 1:33pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 131 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 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
ADAMS BROWN PIKE
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 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
KNOX LEWIS MARION
MONROE PIKE RALLS
SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTON, BELLEVILLE, BOWLING GREEN,
CAHOKIA, CENTRALIA, COLUMBIA, EDWARDSVILLE, FULTON, HANNIBAL,
JEFFERSON CITY, LITCHFIELD, MEXICO, MOUNT STERLING, PITTSFIELD,
QUINCY, SAINT CHARLES, SAINT LOUIS, SALEM, SULLIVAN, UNION,
VANDALIA, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description:
Adams, IL; Bond, IL; Brown, 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; Knox, MO; Lewis, MO; Lincoln, MO; Marion, MO; Moniteau, MO; Monroe, MO; Montgomery, MO; Osage, MO; Pike, MO; Ralls, MO; St. Charles, MO; St. Louis, MO; Shelby, MO; Warren, MO; St. Louis City, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS St Louis MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov