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

NWS LSX · ETN 8 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

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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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
Ames Monroe, IL UNK 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)
New Athens St. Clair, IL UNK 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)
2 WSW Sedgewickville Bollinger, MO UNK 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 UNK 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.

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