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Tornado Warning 8, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 15, 2026Sainte Genevieve County, Saint Francois County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2026, 5:13 PM CDT for Sainte Genevieve County, Saint Francois County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Mar 15, 2026, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired: Mar 15, 2026, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 15, 5:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Ene Leadington, MO	Tree debris is blocking a part of Hwy D just north of Hwy O. Time of damage estimated from radar.
Mar 15, 5:18 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	1 N Farmington, MO	Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 1 N Farmington.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 15, 1:33 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 276 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1382 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 389 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 410 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

653 
WFUS53 KLSX 152213
TORLSX
MOC186-187-152245-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0008.260315T2213Z-260315T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
513 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Sainte Genevieve County in southeastern Missouri...
  Central Saint Francois County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 513 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Park Hills, or near Desloge, moving east at 50
  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...
  Park Hills, Leadington, Desloge, Bonne Terre, Farmington, French
  Village, Rocky Ridge, Weingarten, Bloomsdale, River Aux Vases, Ste.
  Genevieve and St. Mary.

This includes the following State Parks...
Hawn State Park and Felix Valle House State Park.

This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 143 and 162.

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 3776 9047 3793 9055 3810 9023 3807 9017
      3807 9016 3806 9013 3804 9013 3802 9009
      3801 9006 3800 9005 3796 9000 3797 8994
      3796 8994 3796 8993 3795 8993 3794 8996
      3793 8997 3788 8995 3788 8994
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 250DEG 44KT 3786 9045

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

Kimble

1 follow-up statement

747 
WWUS53 KLSX 152235
SVSLSX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
535 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026

MOC187-152245-
/O.CAN.KLSX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260315T2245Z/
Saint Francois MO-
535 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026

...TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL SAINT FRANCOIS COUNTY...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3784 9020 3800 9023 3810 9023 3807 9017
      3806 9013 3804 9013 3802 9009 3801 9006
      3796 9000 3797 8994 3796 8994 3796 8993
      3795 8993 3794 8996 3793 8997 3790 8997
      3788 8995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 250DEG 44KT 3786 9044

$$


MOC186-152245-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260315T2245Z/
Sainte Genevieve MO-
535 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
SAINTE GENEVIEVE COUNTY...

At 535 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ste. Genevieve, moving east at 50 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...
  Bloomsdale, River Aux Vases, Ste. Genevieve and St. Mary.

This includes the following State Parks...
Felix Valle House State Park.

This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 143 and 157.

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 3784 9020 3800 9023 3810 9023 3807 9017
      3806 9013 3804 9013 3802 9009 3801 9006
      3796 9000 3797 8994 3796 8994 3796 8993
      3795 8993 3794 8996 3793 8997 3790 8997
      3788 8995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 250DEG 44KT 3786 9044

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

Kimble

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 15, 2:37 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	LSX	Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Knox, Lewis and 6 more	16 hr
Mar 15, 3:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Warren	49 min
Mar 15, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Lincoln	35 min
Mar 15, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Lincoln, Saint Charles	46 min
Mar 15, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Washington	42 min
Mar 15, 3:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Lincoln	33 min
Mar 15, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Iron, Reynolds, Washington	57 min
Mar 15, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	47 min
Mar 15, 4:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	23 min
Mar 15, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis	44 min
Mar 15, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois	38 min
Mar 15, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Reynolds	15 min
Mar 15, 6:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Madison	13 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.