Tornado Watch Illinois, Missouri | Effective 03/15/2026 12:42

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 15 at 2:42PM CDT until March 15 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 12:42pm
Expires: 
March 15, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 52 REMAINS VALID 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 18 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI OSAGE IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI CRAWFORD FRANKLIN GASCONADE JEFFERSON LINCOLN MONTGOMERY SAINT CHARLES SAINT LOUIS SAINT LOUIS CITY WARREN WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI PIKE IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI IRON MADISON REYNOLDS SAINT FRANCOIS SAINTE GENEVIEVE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTON, BELLEVILLE, BOWLING GREEN, CAHOKIA, CENTRALIA, CHESTER, EDWARDSVILLE, FARMINGTON, LITCHFIELD, 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; Crawford, MO; Franklin, MO; Gasconade, MO; Iron, MO; Jefferson, MO; Lincoln, MO; Madison, MO; Montgomery, MO; Osage, MO; Pike, 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