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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
459 PM CDT Tue Mar 17 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/15/2026 Tornado Event Update #1...

.Update...

Five more tornadoes were surveyed today for this event, bringing
the total number to eight for the day. Please note that the Nokomis
tornado crossed into Christian County, IL (served by NWS Lincoln, IL)
and is repeated in their PNS.

.Mt. Olive, IL Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.32 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2026
Start Time:             05:29 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SSW White City / Macoupin County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.0483 / -89.7879

End Date:               03/15/2026
End Time:               05:36 PM CDT
End Location:           2 NE Mount Olive / Montgomery County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.0969 / -89.6955

..Walshville, IL Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    98 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.06 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2026
Start Time:             05:38 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 NW Walshville / Montgomery County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.1019 / -89.6611

End Date:               03/15/2026
End Time:               05:43 PM CDT
End Location:           3 WNW Taylor Springs / Montgomery County
/ IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.1463 / -89.5444

.Irving, IL Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    98 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.64 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2026
Start Time:             05:47 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 NE Hillsboro / Montgomery County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.1726 / -89.4732

End Date:               03/15/2026
End Time:               05:51 PM CDT
End Location:           1 WNW Irving / Montgomery County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.2111 / -89.4268

..Witt, IL Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.84 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2026
Start Time:             05:55 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 N Irving / Montgomery County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.2366 / -89.4014

End Date:               03/15/2026
End Time:               06:02 PM CDT
End Location:           1 NW Nokomis / Montgomery County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.3072 / -89.2919

.Nokomis-Rosamond-Pana, IL Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  13.59 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   90 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2026
Start Time:             06:02 PM CDT
Start Location:         Nokomis / Montgomery County / IL
Start Lat/Lon:          39.3 / -89.2826

End Date:               03/15/2026
End Time:               06:16 PM CDT
End Location:           Pana / Christian County / IL
End Lat/Lon:            39.3859 / -89.0714

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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MRB