Tornado Warning — Warned Area, MO — Mar 15, 2026
NWS LSX · ETN 8 · National Weather Service warning
Event Summary
The National Weather Service office LSX issued a tornado warning at 22:13 UTC on Mar 15, 2026. The warning was in effect for 32 minutes, ending at Mar 15, 2026 22:45 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 37.86, -90.45, moving east-northeast at about 51 mph.
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Counties Affected
Towns in the Path
Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ames | Monroe, IL | EF0° | An EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 85mph touched down north of Ames... IL in Monroe County at 5:35pm on March 15. The tornado crossed into Randolph County northwest of (LSX) | |
| 1 N Prairie | Randolph, IL | Unrated | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 N Prairie. A portion of the roof of Trinity Lutheran Church was removed. Time estimated from radar. (LSX) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 2 WSW Sedgewickville | Bollinger, MO | EF1° | An EF-1 tornado touched down just north of Hwy 72 about 2 miles southwest of Sedgewickville. Several outbuildings or barns suffered some degree of damage... ranging fro (PAH) | |
| 3 S Old Appleton | Cape Girardeau, MO | EF1° | A brief EF1 tornado touched down just east of I-55 along County Road 510. A couple mobile homes suffered significant roof damage along with one being shifted off its fo (PAH) |
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).