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Tornado Watch

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Sun 03/15/2026 04:43 PM EDT

End Time

Sun 03/15/2026 11:00 PM EDT

Significance

Watch

Impacts

Moderate impact

Locations Affected

Springfield, IL ∙ Champaign, IL ∙ Decatur, IL ∙ Bloomington, IL ∙ Normal, IL ∙ De Land, IL ∙ Trowbridge, IL ∙ Champaign Urbana Willard Airport, IL ∙ Thomasboro, IL ∙ Armstrong, IL

Full Alert Message

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 54 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 343 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026 The National Weather Service has issued tornado watch 54 in effect until 10 PM CDT this evening for the following areas in illinois this watch includes 29 counties in central illinois christian de witt logan macon mason mclean menard sangamon shelby tazewell woodford in east central illinois champaign clark coles cumberland douglas edgar moultrie piatt vermilion in southeast illinois clay crawford effingham jasper lawrence richland in west central illinois cass morgan scott this includes the cities of beardstown, bloomington, champaign, charleston, clinton, danville, decatur, effingham, eureka, flora, greenup, havana, jacksonville, lawrenceville, lincoln, marshall, mattoon, monticello, newton, normal, olney, paris, pekin, petersburg, robinson, shelbyville, springfield, sullivan, taylorville, tuscola, urbana, and winchester.

Technical Header

ILC017-019-021-023-025-029-033-035-039-041-045-049-079-101-107- 113-115-125-129-137-139-147-159-167-171-173-179-183-203-160300- /O.NEW.KILX.TO.A.0054.260315T2043Z-260316T0300Z/