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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
537 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILC133-163-152315-
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MONROE IL-SAINT CLAIR IL-
537 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MONROE AND SOUTHEASTERN SAINT CLAIR COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN
ILLINOIS...
AT 537 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER FREEBURG, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLORAVILLE, PADERBORN, HECKER, SMITHTON, BELLEVILLE, FREEBURG, NEW
ATHENS, LENZBURG, SCOTT AFB, FAYETTEVILLE, MASCOUTAH, ST. LIBORY
AND NEW BADEN.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 64 IN ILLINOIS NEAR EXIT 27.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT BUILDING
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A
VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3825 9007 3849 9006 3856 8971 3840 8970
3828 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 265DEG 31KT 3840 9015
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
KIMBLE
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