Tornado Watch Illinois | Effective 03/15/2026 17:42

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 15 at 7:42PM CDT until March 15 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 5:42pm
Expires: 
March 15, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 54 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN CLARK COLES CUMBERLAND DOUGLAS EDGAR VERMILION IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS CLAY CRAWFORD EFFINGHAM JASPER LAWRENCE RICHLAND THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHAMPAIGN, CHARLESTON, DANVILLE, EFFINGHAM, FLORA, GREENUP, LAWRENCEVILLE, MARSHALL, MATTOON, NEWTON, OLNEY, PARIS, ROBINSON, TUSCOLA, AND URBANA.
Area Description: 
Champaign, IL; Clark, IL; Clay, IL; Coles, IL; Crawford, IL; Cumberland, IL; Douglas, IL; Edgar, IL; Effingham, IL; Jasper, IL; Lawrence, IL; Richland, IL; Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov