Severe Thunderstorm Warning Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri | Effective 03/15/2026 16:36

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 6:36PM CDT until March 15 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 4:36pm
Expires: 
March 15, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Alexander County in southern Illinois... Southwestern Fulton County in western Kentucky... Southern Bollinger County in southeastern Missouri... Northwestern Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri... Scott County in southeastern Missouri... New Madrid County in southeastern Missouri... Stoddard County in southeastern Missouri... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 636 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Advance to near Greenway, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Sikeston, Dexter, Charleston, Portageville, East Prairie, New Madrid, Bernie, Bloomfield, Oran, Lilbourn, Miner, Benton, Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site, Malden, Gideon, Morehouse, Bertrand, Parma, Morley, and Matthews. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Missouri between Mile Markers 1 and 10. Interstate 55 between Mile Markers 33 and 83.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southern Illinois...western Kentucky...and southeastern Missouri.
Area Description: 
Alexander, IL; Fulton, KY; Bollinger, MO; Mississippi, MO; New Madrid, MO; Scott, MO; Stoddard, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov