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

NWS PAH · ETN 12 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office PAH issued a tornado warning at 23:24 UTC on Mar 15, 2026. The warning was in effect for 51 minutes, ending at Mar 16, 2026 00:15 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 37.37, -89.98, moving east-northeast at about 39 mph.

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Towns in the Path

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
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)
1 S Grand Tower Jackson, IL UNK EF1: 97 mph A brief tornado produced damage in Grand Tower. Minor structural damage to roofs and awnings was noted. A few trees were uprooted with trunks/branches snapp (PAH)
3 W Cambria Jackson, IL UNK EF0... 80 mph A brief tornado moved across Reed Station road northeast of Carbondale. A wooden fence was damaged and strewn upstream with the storm. Several tree trunks (PAH)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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