Illinois, Missouri Tornado Watch | Effective 04/15/2026 16:51

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 15 at 6:51PM CDT until April 16 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 4:51pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 124 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ADAMS BROWN PIKE IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI AUDRAIN BOONE CALLAWAY COLE MONITEAU OSAGE IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI CRAWFORD FRANKLIN GASCONADE LINCOLN MONTGOMERY WARREN IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI KNOX LEWIS MARION MONROE PIKE RALLS SHELBY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOWLING GREEN, COLUMBIA, FULTON, HANNIBAL, JEFFERSON CITY, MEXICO, MOUNT STERLING, PITTSFIELD, QUINCY, SULLIVAN, UNION, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Adams, IL; Brown, IL; Pike, IL; Audrain, MO; Boone, MO; Callaway, MO; Cole, MO; Crawford, MO; Franklin, MO; Gasconade, MO; Knox, MO; Lewis, MO; Lincoln, MO; Marion, MO; Moniteau, MO; Monroe, MO; Montgomery, MO; Osage, MO; Pike, MO; Ralls, MO; Shelby, MO; Warren, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS St Louis MO