Tornado Warning — Warned Area, MO — Mar 15, 2026

NWS LSX · ETN 6 · National Weather Service warning

Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office LSX issued a tornado warning at 21:47 UTC on Mar 15, 2026. The warning was in effect for 23 minutes, ending at Mar 15, 2026 22:10 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 38.67, -90.39, moving east at about 43 mph.

Timeline

Issued: Mar 15, 2026 21:47 UTC
Last updated: Apr 15, 2026 18:59 UTC
Ended: Mar 15, 2026 22:10 UTC

Counties Affected

St. Louis, MO St. Louis City, MO

Towns in the Path

Affton, MO Clayton, MO Concord, MO Creve Coeur, MO Ferguson, MO Kirkwood, MO Lemay, MO Mehlville, MO Overland, MO St. Louis, MO

Storm Reports

Time	Location	County / State	EF	Remarks
Mar 15, 2026 22:47 UTC	New Athens	St. Clair, IL	EF1°	A weak EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90mph touched down just west of New Athens... IL and caused damage to a few structures and trees before lifting just east of town (LSX)
Mar 15, 2026 22:48 UTC	1 NE New Athens	St. Clair, IL	Unrated	Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 NE New Athens. News footage shows power poles and large tree limbs snapped. Time estimated from radar. (LSX)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys. ° = rating parsed from the NWS damage-survey text quoted in the SPC report narrative (derived, not an official F-scale entry).