Tornado Watch Illinois, Missouri | Effective 03/15/2026 11:33

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 15 at 1:33PM CDT until March 15 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 11:33am
Expires: 
March 15, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 52 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOND CLINTON FAYETTE MARION MONTGOMERY WASHINGTON IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS CALHOUN GREENE JERSEY MACOUPIN MADISON MONROE RANDOLPH SAINT CLAIR IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS PIKE IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI AUDRAIN CALLAWAY COLE OSAGE IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI CRAWFORD FRANKLIN GASCONADE JEFFERSON LINCOLN MONTGOMERY SAINT CHARLES SAINT LOUIS SAINT LOUIS CITY WARREN WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI PIKE RALLS IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI IRON MADISON REYNOLDS SAINT FRANCOIS SAINTE GENEVIEVE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTON, BELLEVILLE, BOWLING GREEN, CAHOKIA, CENTRALIA, CHESTER, EDWARDSVILLE, FARMINGTON, FULTON, JEFFERSON CITY, LITCHFIELD, MEXICO, PITTSFIELD, SAINT CHARLES, SAINT LOUIS, SALEM, SPARTA, 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; Randolph, IL; St. Clair, IL; Washington, IL; Audrain, MO; Callaway, MO; Cole, MO; Crawford, MO; Franklin, MO; Gasconade, MO; Iron, MO; Jefferson, MO; Lincoln, MO; Madison, MO; Montgomery, MO; Osage, MO; Pike, MO; Ralls, MO; Reynolds, MO; St. Charles, MO; Ste. Genevieve, MO; St. Francois, MO; St. Louis, MO; Warren, MO; Washington, MO; St. Louis City, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS St Louis MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov