Alert archive / Illinois / 2002
Weather alerts in Illinois, April 2002
157 weather alerts in April 2002, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in April 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 157
- Warnings
- 138
- Watches
- 19
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- April 24, 200232 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 7:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Woodford | 34 min |
| Apr 12, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 44 min |
| Apr 12, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wayne | 40 min |
| Apr 12, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 45 min |
| Apr 12, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Shelby | 51 min |
| Apr 12, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham | 28 min |
| Apr 12, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 53 min |
| Apr 12, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Effingham | 43 min |
| Apr 12, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas | 35 min |
| Apr 12, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles | 54 min |
| Apr 12, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 59 min |
| Apr 12, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Apr 12, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay | 47 min |
| Apr 12, 5:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 4 hr |
| Apr 12, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Richland | 50 min |
| Apr 12, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson | 28 min |
| Apr 12, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin | 41 min |
| Apr 18, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Henry, Jo Daviess and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 48 min |
| Apr 18, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 46 min |
| Apr 18, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ogle | 47 min |
| Apr 18, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll | 43 min |
| Apr 18, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 38 min |
| Apr 18, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 51 min |
| Apr 18, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ogle | 39 min |
| Apr 18, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 36 min |
| Apr 18, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake | 36 min |
| Apr 18, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Lake | 31 min |
| Apr 18, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 97 min | |
| Apr 18, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 97 min | |
| Apr 18, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Rock Island, Stephenson | 5 hr |
| Apr 18, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 44 min |
| Apr 18, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 51 min |
| Apr 18, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Apr 18, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Apr 18, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Apr 18, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Apr 19, 8:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Christian, Clinton, Fayette, Greene and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Pulaski | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Scott | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Christian, Clay, Clinton, DeWitt and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 65 min |
| Apr 19, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 62 min |
| Apr 19, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon | 52 min |
| Apr 19, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 7:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign | 56 min |
| Apr 19, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon | 65 min |
| Apr 19, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Piatt | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Menard, Sangamon | 66 min |
| Apr 19, 7:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 8:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 62 min |
| Apr 19, 8:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Piatt | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Piatt, Sangamon | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Piatt | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 52 min |
| Apr 19, 9:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan | 4 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hardin, Pope | 45 min |
| Apr 21, 5:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Douglas, Moultrie | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 5:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Edgar | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 5:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jackson and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 8:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Christian | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 8:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Christian | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 9:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Coles | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clay, Clinton, Crawford and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hardin | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alexander, Bond, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 34 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 38 min |
| Apr 21, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 33 min |
| Apr 21, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Perry | 52 min |
| Apr 21, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham | 51 min |
| Apr 21, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 14 min |
| Apr 21, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin | 35 min |
| Apr 21, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Wayne | 29 min |
| Apr 21, 4:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hamilton | 26 min |
| Apr 21, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson | 23 min |
| Apr 21, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin | 34 min |
| Apr 21, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | White | 31 min |
| Apr 21, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hamilton, Saline | 28 min |
| Apr 21, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 40 min |
| Apr 21, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Gallatin, White | 23 min |
| Apr 21, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gallatin, Hardin, Johnson, Pope | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Mercer | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 64 min |
| Apr 24, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 64 min |
| Apr 24, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Alexander, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass and 49 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Menard | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Tazewell | 62 min |
| Apr 24, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham | 61 min |
| Apr 24, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 24 min |
| Apr 24, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Gallatin, Hardin | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wayne | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hamilton | 32 min |
| Apr 24, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Jasper | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hamilton, White | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 4:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Hamilton, White | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Gallatin | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin, White | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Saline | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 6:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hamilton, White | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 95 min | |
| Apr 24, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 95 min | |
| Apr 24, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 95 min | |
| Apr 24, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 95 min | |
| Apr 27, 11:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon, Scott | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Logan, Mason, Menard, Schuyler | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Fulton, Greene and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough, Mercer and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Hancock | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alexander, Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay and 56 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason, Tazewell, Woodford | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Piatt | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 10:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Saint Clair, Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Edgar | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 11:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Coles, Edgar | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson | 40 min |
| Apr 28, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jefferson | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lawrence, Richland | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hamilton, Wayne | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson | 18 min |
| Apr 28, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Williamson | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 1:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hamilton, Saline | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 1:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Union | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 1:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Wabash, White | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 1:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 1:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Pope | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 2:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Hardin, Massac, Pope | 5 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hardin | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 2:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hardin | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Pope | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 2:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac | 44 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 92 |
| Tornado Warning | 17 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 11 |
| Tornado Watch | 8 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 19 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 10 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Christian County13
- Hamilton County13
- Jackson County12
- Franklin County12
- Gallatin County12
- Sangamon County12
- Jefferson County11
- White County11
- Clinton County10
- Madison County10
- Perry County10
- Saint Clair County10
- Wayne County9
- Effingham County9
- Champaign County9
- Douglas County9
- Edgar County9
- Clay County9
- Bond County9
- Monroe County9
- Randolph County9
- Washington County9
- Union County9
- Hardin County9
- Pope County9
- Piatt County9
- Shelby County8
- Richland County8
- Fayette County8
- Montgomery County8
- Johnson County8
- Saline County8
- Logan County8
- Macon County8
- Morgan County8
- Vermilion County7
- Coles County7
- Calhoun County7
- Jersey County7
- Macoupin County7
62 more counties
- Marion County7
- Williamson County7
- Lawrence County7
- Scott County7
- Menard County7
- Moultrie County6
- Greene County6
- Pulaski County6
- Massac County6
- Cass County6
- Mason County6
- Cumberland County5
- Jo Daviess County5
- Stephenson County5
- Pike County5
- Alexander County5
- Wabash County5
- DeWitt County5
- Crawford County5
- Jasper County5
- Schuyler County5
- Tazewell County5
- Woodford County4
- Carroll County4
- Mercer County4
- Ogle County4
- Winnebago County4
- Edwards County4
- Clark County4
- Fulton County4
- Hancock County4
- Marshall County3
- Rock Island County3
- Lake County3
- Adams County3
- Brown County3
- Knox County3
- McDonough County3
- McLean County3
- Peoria County3
- Boone County2
- DeKalb County2
- Henry County2
- LaSalle County2
- Lee County2
- Putnam County2
- Stark County2
- Henderson County2
- Warren County2
- Ford County2
- Iroquois County2
- Livingston County2
- Bureau County1
- Whiteside County1
- Cook County1
- DuPage County1
- Grundy County1
- Kane County1
- Kankakee County1
- Kendall County1
- McHenry County1
- Will County1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.