Illinois, Missouri Tornado Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 19:02

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 9:02PM CDT until April 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 7:02pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 131 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 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 PIKE IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 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 PIKE RALLS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTON, BELLEVILLE, BOWLING GREEN, CAHOKIA, CENTRALIA, COLUMBIA, EDWARDSVILLE, FULTON, JEFFERSON CITY, LITCHFIELD, MEXICO, PITTSFIELD, SAINT CHARLES, SAINT LOUIS, SALEM, SULLIVAN, UNION, VANDALIA, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Bond, 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; Lincoln, MO; Moniteau, MO; Montgomery, MO; Osage, MO; Pike, MO; Ralls, MO; St. Charles, MO; St. Louis, MO; Warren, MO; St. Louis City, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS St Louis MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov