Tornado Watch Illinois, Missouri | Effective 03/15/2026 14:26

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 15 at 4:26PM CDT until March 15 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 2:26pm
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 14 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOND CLINTON FAYETTE MARION MONTGOMERY WASHINGTON IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS CALHOUN GREENE JERSEY MACOUPIN MADISON MONROE RANDOLPH SAINT CLAIR IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI CRAWFORD FRANKLIN JEFFERSON SAINT CHARLES SAINT LOUIS SAINT LOUIS CITY WASHINGTON IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI IRON MADISON REYNOLDS SAINT FRANCOIS SAINTE GENEVIEVE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTON, BELLEVILLE, CAHOKIA, CENTRALIA, CHESTER, EDWARDSVILLE, FARMINGTON, LITCHFIELD, 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; Randolph, IL; St. Clair, IL; Washington, IL; Crawford, MO; Franklin, MO; Iron, MO; Jefferson, MO; Madison, MO; Reynolds, MO; St. Charles, MO; Ste. Genevieve, MO; St. Francois, MO; St. Louis, MO; Washington, MO; St. Louis City, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS St Louis MO