Tornado Watch Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky | Effective 03/15/2026 18:17

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 15 at 8:17PM CDT until March 15 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 6:17pm
Expires: 
March 15, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 55 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT /MIDNIGHT EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS EDWARDS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS GALLATIN HARDIN MASSAC POPE SALINE WABASH WHITE IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA POSEY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA GIBSON PIKE SPENCER VANDERBURGH WARRICK IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY CALDWELL CALLOWAY CHRISTIAN CRITTENDEN DAVIESS GRAVES HENDERSON HOPKINS LIVINGSTON LYON MARSHALL MCCRACKEN MCLEAN MUHLENBERG TODD TRIGG UNION WEBSTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, BENTON, BOONVILLE, CADIZ, CALHOUN, CARMI, DIXON, EDDYVILLE, ELIZABETHTOWN, ELKTON, EVANSVILLE, FORT BRANCH, GOLCONDA, GRAYVILLE, GREENVILLE, HARRISBURG, HENDERSON, HOPKINSVILLE, MADISONVILLE, MARION, MAYFIELD, METROPOLIS, MORGANFIELD, MOUNT CARMEL, MURRAY, OWENSBORO, PADUCAH, PETERSBURG, POSEYVILLE, PRINCETON, ROCKPORT, SHAWNEETOWN, SMITHLAND, AND WEST SALEM.
Area Description: 
Edwards, IL; Gallatin, IL; Hardin, IL; Massac, IL; Pope, IL; Saline, IL; Wabash, IL; White, IL; Gibson, IN; Pike, IN; Posey, IN; Spencer, IN; Vanderburgh, IN; Warrick, IN; Caldwell, KY; Calloway, KY; Christian, KY; Crittenden, KY; Daviess, KY; Graves, KY; Henderson, KY; Hopkins, KY; Livingston, KY; Lyon, KY; McCracken, KY; McLean, KY; Marshall, KY; Muhlenberg, KY; Todd, KY; Trigg, KY; Union, KY; Webster, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov