If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

TORNADO WATCH 298 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BOND CLINTON FAYETTE MARION MONTGOMERY WASHINGTON IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS CALHOUN GREENE JERSEY MACOUPIN MADISON MONROE RANDOLPH SAINT CLAIR IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI JEFFERSON SAINT CHARLES SAINT LOUIS SAINT LOUIS CITY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI MADISON SAINT FRANCOIS SAINTE GENEVIEVE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTON, BELLEVILLE, CAHOKIA, CENTRALIA, CHESTER, EDWARDSVILLE, FARMINGTON, LITCHFIELD, SAINT CHARLES, SAINT LOUIS, SALEM, SPARTA, AND VANDALIA.