Tornado Warning — Warned Area, MO — Mar 15, 2026
NWS PAH · ETN 12 · National Weather Service warning
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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Counties Affected
Towns in the Path
Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| 1 S Grand Tower | Jackson, IL | EF1° | 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 | EF0° | 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. ° = rating parsed from the NWS damage-survey text quoted in the SPC report narrative (derived, not an official F-scale entry).