Alert archive / Illinois / 2012
Weather alerts in Illinois, October 2012
118 weather alerts in October 2012, 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 October 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 118
- Warnings
- 54
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 19
- Busiest day
- October 22, 201219 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 3:34 PM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 13 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:34 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 4 days | |
| Oct 4, 4:43 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 34 hr | |
| Oct 4, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, McDonough, Rock Island and 2 more | 62 min |
| Oct 4, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson, Warren | 55 min |
| Oct 4, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 52 min |
| Oct 5, 1:12 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DVN | Bureau, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, McDonough, Mercer and 4 more | 20 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:10 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, Peoria, Schuyler and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:24 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee and 8 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:47 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 13 hr |
| Oct 5, 9:01 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 18 hr | |
| Oct 6, 3:10 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Whiteside | 18 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:23 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Lake, Lee, McHenry and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:28 PM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 12 hr | |
| Oct 6, 3:31 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LSX | Adams | 16 hr |
| Oct 7, 2:31 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:13 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:36 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 65 hr | |
| Oct 7, 2:57 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:25 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 16 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:26 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 54 hr | |
| Oct 7, 5:15 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more | 25 hr |
| Oct 8, 2:43 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 9, 10:08 PM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 17 hr | |
| Oct 9, 10:08 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 65 hr | |
| Oct 10, 2:36 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 12 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:36 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 23 hr | |
| Oct 12, 3:21 PM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 5 hr | |
| Oct 12, 3:21 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 51 hr | |
| Oct 12, 8:50 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 18 hr | |
| Oct 13, 3:06 AM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 12 hr | |
| Oct 13, 3:02 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 14 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:07 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:08 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 33 hr | |
| Oct 14, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle | 61 min |
| Oct 14, 1:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook | 26 min |
| Oct 14, 1:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kane, Lake, McHenry | 58 min |
| Oct 14, 1:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle | 32 min |
| Oct 14, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Sangamon | 49 min |
| Oct 14, 2:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Champaign, Christian, Coles, Cook, DeWitt, Douglas and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Oct 14, 2:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 19 min |
| Oct 14, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ford, Kankakee, Will | 27 min |
| Oct 14, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 64 min | |
| Oct 14, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Edgar | 26 min |
| Oct 15, 12:37 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Oct 15, 2:43 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 6 hr | |
| Oct 15, 7:01 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 15 hr | |
| Oct 15, 3:50 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 4 days | |
| Oct 17, 11:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign and 37 more | 90 min |
| Oct 17, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey | 51 min |
| Oct 17, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 32 min |
| Oct 17, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 17, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe and 1 more | 52 min |
| Oct 17, 6:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Christian, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette and 12 more | 56 min |
| Oct 17, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson, Union, Williamson | 20 min |
| Oct 17, 7:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Johnson, Pulaski, Union | 85 min |
| Oct 17, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jefferson, Pope and 4 more | 75 min |
| Oct 17, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, Will | 30 min |
| Oct 17, 8:53 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 12 hr | |
| Oct 17, 9:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 3 hr | |
| Oct 19, 9:14 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 18 hr | |
| Oct 22, 6:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 59 min |
| Oct 22, 6:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams | 55 min |
| Oct 22, 6:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer | 56 min |
| Oct 22, 6:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 49 min |
| Oct 22, 7:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Warren | 65 min |
| Oct 22, 7:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 47 min |
| Oct 22, 7:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer, Rock Island | 55 min |
| Oct 22, 7:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 29 min |
| Oct 22, 8:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass | 20 min |
| Oct 22, 8:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Whiteside | 79 min |
| Oct 22, 9:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 45 min |
| Oct 22, 9:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 58 min |
| Oct 22, 9:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 39 min |
| Oct 22, 10:04 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clinton, Coles, DeWitt and 21 more | 56 min |
| Oct 22, 10:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | DeWitt | 46 min |
| Oct 22, 10:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ford, Livingston | 28 min |
| Oct 22, 10:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison | 41 min |
| Oct 22, 11:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 37 min |
| Oct 22, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 24 min |
| Oct 22, 8:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Cook | 6 hr |
| Oct 23, 5:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ford | 45 min |
| Oct 23, 9:44 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | 29 hr | |
| Oct 24, 3:15 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 6 days | |
| Oct 25, 4:46 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 17 hr | |
| Oct 25, 11:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess | 58 min |
| Oct 25, 3:05 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 24 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:11 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | ILX | Cass, DeWitt, Fulton, Knox, Logan, McLean and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:47 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | LSX | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 32 min |
| Oct 25, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Grundy, Livingston | 46 min |
| Oct 25, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 64 min | |
| Oct 25, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston, Will | 61 min |
| Oct 25, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 117 min | |
| Oct 25, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Iroquois, Kankakee | 53 min |
| Oct 25, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 68 min | |
| Oct 26, 3:35 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:00 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ILX | Cass, DeWitt, Fulton, Knox, Logan, McLean and 11 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:17 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 17 hr |
| Oct 27, 2:32 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LSX | Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 27, 4:00 PM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 24 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:06 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 71 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:06 AM CDT | Storm Watch | LOT | 12 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:17 AM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Watch | LOT | 12 hr | |
| Oct 28, 1:46 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Union, Williamson | 18 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:39 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LSX | Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene and 10 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:00 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt and 21 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:31 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | LOT | 21 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:00 PM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | LOT | 66 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:10 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 71 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:10 PM CDT | Storm Warning | LOT | 48 hr | |
| Oct 29, 3:42 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LOT | Lake | 34 hr |
| Oct 29, 3:52 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 30, 9:07 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 9 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:39 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | PAH | Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jefferson and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:16 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 3 days | |
| Oct 31, 4:18 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ILX | Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper and 2 more | 28 hr |
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 | 13 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 5 |
| Special Weather Statement | 24 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 17 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Lakeshore Flood Warning | 1 |
| Lakeshore Flood Watch | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 12 |
| Special Marine Warning | 5 |
| Storm Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 6 |
| Storm Watch | 1 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 9 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Madison County13
- Saint Clair County11
- Grundy County10
- Kankakee County10
- Jersey County10
- Macoupin County10
- Ford County10
- DeWitt County10
- Livingston County9
- Jefferson County9
- Union County9
- Sangamon County9
- Calhoun County9
- Hancock County8
- Kendall County8
- Lake County8
- Franklin County8
- Johnson County8
- Williamson County8
- Monroe County8
- McLean County8
- Greene County8
- Warren County7
- DeKalb County7
- Kane County7
- LaSalle County7
- Adams County7
- Edwards County7
- Gallatin County7
- Hamilton County7
- Hardin County7
- Jackson County7
- Perry County7
- Saline County7
- Wabash County7
- Wayne County7
- White County7
- Clinton County7
- Christian County7
- Effingham County7
62 more counties
- Logan County7
- Moultrie County7
- Shelby County7
- Pike County7
- Henderson County6
- McDonough County6
- DuPage County6
- McHenry County6
- Brown County6
- Alexander County6
- Pope County6
- Pulaski County6
- Bond County6
- Fayette County6
- Montgomery County6
- Iroquois County6
- Champaign County6
- Coles County6
- Douglas County6
- Macon County6
- Piatt County6
- Fulton County5
- Knox County5
- Mason County5
- Peoria County5
- Schuyler County5
- Tazewell County5
- Woodford County5
- Boone County5
- Lee County5
- Ogle County5
- Winnebago County5
- Massac County5
- Marion County5
- Washington County5
- Clay County5
- Cumberland County5
- Cook County5
- Will County5
- Cass County5
- Morgan County5
- Scott County5
- Henry County4
- Rock Island County4
- Whiteside County4
- Mercer County4
- Marshall County4
- Stark County4
- Randolph County4
- Edgar County4
- Jasper County4
- Vermilion County4
- Menard County4
- Carroll County3
- Clark County3
- Crawford County3
- Lawrence County3
- Richland County3
- Jo Daviess County3
- Bureau County1
- Putnam County1
- Stephenson 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.