961  
WWUS53 KLSX 152248  
SVSLSX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO  
548 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
ILC133-163-152315-  
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260315T2315Z/  
MONROE IL-SAINT CLAIR IL-  
548 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR EASTERN  
MONROE AND SOUTHEASTERN SAINT CLAIR COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN  
ILLINOIS...  
 
AT 548 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER NEW ATHENS, OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FREEBURG, MOVING  
EAST AT 45 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...  
HECKER, NEW ATHENS, LENZBURG, FAYETTEVILLE AND ST. LIBORY.  
 
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 3826 9000 3838 8998 3847 8970 3828 8970  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 251DEG 38KT 3829 9000  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 
 
 
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