Alert archive / Illinois / 2003
Weather alerts in Illinois, April 2003
109 weather alerts in April 2003, 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 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 109
- Warnings
- 73
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- April 30, 200327 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 6:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Mercer | 59 min |
| Apr 4, 7:23 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign and 55 more | 97 min |
| Apr 4, 9:47 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and 9 more | 58 min |
| Apr 4, 11:10 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clinton and 24 more | 95 min |
| Apr 4, 12:05 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Jersey and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:12 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian and 35 more | 93 min |
| Apr 4, 1:29 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bureau, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 8 more | 91 min |
| Apr 4, 2:35 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:10 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland and 25 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:25 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alexander, Bond, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Franklin and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:11 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 24 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:01 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark | 59 min |
| Apr 4, 6:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 54 min |
| Apr 4, 6:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 6:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 26 min |
| Apr 4, 6:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph, Washington | 32 min |
| Apr 4, 6:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Effingham and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 43 min |
| Apr 4, 6:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 46 min |
| Apr 4, 6:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 52 min |
| Apr 4, 7:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Jasper, Richland | 56 min |
| Apr 4, 7:07 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Clay, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton and 18 more | 83 min |
| Apr 4, 7:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay | 48 min |
| Apr 4, 7:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford | 59 min |
| Apr 4, 7:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 53 min |
| Apr 4, 8:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 11 min |
| Apr 4, 8:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson | 19 min |
| Apr 4, 8:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hardin, Pope | 32 min |
| Apr 16, 6:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Bond, Clinton, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson and 10 more | 115 min |
| Apr 16, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey | 43 min |
| Apr 16, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 12:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bureau, Carroll, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:25 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clinton, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Saint Clair and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Washington | 5 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:00 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Washington | 2 hr |
| Apr 20, 11:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 23 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Crawford, Edgar, Edwards, Hamilton, Jasper and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Gallatin, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 42 min |
| Apr 20, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash | 31 min |
| Apr 20, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gallatin, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Saline | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson | 32 min |
| Apr 24, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin | 23 min |
| Apr 24, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wayne | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 61 min |
| Apr 24, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham, Shelby | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Jasper | 64 min |
| Apr 24, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Sangamon | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson, Williamson | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 64 min |
| Apr 24, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Jasper | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Richland | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham, Jasper | 60 min |
| Apr 24, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Richland | 48 min |
| Apr 25, 9:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Pulaski | 24 min |
| Apr 25, 9:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson | 48 min |
| Apr 25, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander | 28 min |
| Apr 25, 3:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 3:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander | 92 min |
| Apr 25, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Gallatin, Hardin | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Pulaski | 91 min |
| Apr 25, 6:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Gallatin, Hardin, Pope, Saline, White | 91 min |
| Apr 28, 1:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin and 18 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Clinton, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Saint Clair and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 29, 12:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope and 4 more | 118 min |
| Apr 29, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Pulaski, Randolph and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 5:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Pulaski, Randolph and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 6:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Union | 114 min |
| Apr 29, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 3:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Rock Island, Whiteside | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 5:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Menard | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 6:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 8:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Woodford | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 11:04 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Jo Daviess and 10 more | 116 min |
| Apr 30, 12:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Brown, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles and 37 more | 113 min |
| Apr 30, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Bureau, Cass, Champaign, DeWitt and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Ogle | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Ogle | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 1:25 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 65 min | |
| Apr 30, 1:25 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 65 min | |
| Apr 30, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Hancock | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kane | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kane | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 116 min | |
| Apr 30, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 116 min | |
| Apr 30, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 116 min | |
| Apr 30, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 116 min | |
| Apr 30, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kankakee, Livingston | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 3:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Brown, Bureau, Cass, Champaign, DeWitt and 32 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bureau, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Henry and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Mercer | 64 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 | 55 |
| Tornado Warning | 9 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 23 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 6 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jasper County14
- Washington County14
- Jackson County14
- Union County14
- Effingham County13
- Fayette County12
- Monroe County12
- Randolph County12
- Richland County12
- Vermilion County12
- Alexander County12
- Clay County11
- Edgar County11
- Lawrence County11
- Logan County11
- Johnson County11
- Perry County11
- Pulaski County11
- Champaign County10
- Clinton County10
- Coles County10
- Douglas County10
- Hardin County10
- Pope County10
- Bond County9
- Christian County9
- Clark County9
- Crawford County9
- Cumberland County9
- DeWitt County9
- Ford County9
- Macon County9
- Menard County9
- Morgan County9
- Piatt County9
- Saint Clair County9
- Sangamon County9
- Gallatin County9
- Greene County8
- Iroquois County8
62 more counties
- Livingston County8
- McLean County8
- Marion County8
- Scott County8
- Shelby County8
- Woodford County8
- Jefferson County8
- Saline County8
- Williamson County8
- Mercer County7
- Cass County7
- Jersey County7
- Kankakee County7
- Madison County7
- Marshall County7
- Mason County7
- Montgomery County7
- Moultrie County7
- Schuyler County7
- Stark County7
- Tazewell County7
- Edwards County7
- Wabash County7
- Wayne County7
- White County7
- Massac County7
- Adams County6
- Brown County6
- Hancock County6
- Henderson County6
- Knox County6
- Macoupin County6
- Peoria County6
- Putnam County6
- Warren County6
- Franklin County6
- Rock Island County6
- Calhoun County5
- McDonough County5
- Pike County5
- Bureau County5
- Cook County5
- DeKalb County5
- Kane County5
- Kendall County5
- Lee County5
- Hamilton County5
- Fulton County4
- DuPage County4
- Grundy County4
- LaSalle County4
- Will County4
- Henry County4
- Ogle County4
- Whiteside County4
- Carroll County2
- Jo Daviess County2
- Stephenson County2
- Winnebago County2
- Lake County2
- Boone County1
- McHenry 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. Rebuilt daily.