Alert archive / Illinois / 2013
Weather alerts in Illinois, August 2013
105 weather alerts in August 2013, 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 August 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 105
- Warnings
- 26
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 26
- Busiest day
- August 31, 201331 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 6:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | DuPage | 13 min |
| Aug 2, 7:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook | 26 min |
| Aug 2, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 26 min |
| Aug 2, 2:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bureau, Carroll, Champaign, Cook, DeKalb, DeWitt and 33 more | 66 min |
| Aug 2, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Aug 2, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kankakee | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 9:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Rock Island | 64 min |
| Aug 6, 5:25 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, Jo Daviess, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:30 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Cass, Christian, Fulton, Knox, Mason, Menard and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:44 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | Adams, Brown, Greene, Macoupin, Montgomery, Pike | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 20 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LSX | Randolph | 18 hr |
| Aug 6, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 9:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren | 113 min |
| Aug 7, 2:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:32 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren and 1 more | 103 min |
| Aug 7, 6:36 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Massac, Pulaski | 114 min |
| Aug 7, 7:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall and 2 more | 113 min |
| Aug 7, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 1:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cook, DeWitt, DuPage, Ford, Fulton, Grundy and 14 more | 119 min |
| Aug 7, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Livingston | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Livingston | 52 min |
| Aug 7, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kendall, Will | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 7:50 PM CDT | Beach Hazards Statement | LOT | Lake | 25 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Marion | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Clay, Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac, Pulaski | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Pope | 33 min |
| Aug 12, 8:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | White | 114 min |
| Aug 12, 10:57 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Monroe, Randolph | 93 min |
| Aug 12, 3:08 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 42 hr | |
| Aug 12, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 24 min |
| Aug 12, 3:36 PM CDT | Beach Hazards Statement | LOT | Lake | 45 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Pulaski, Union, Williamson | 83 min |
| Aug 14, 4:38 AM CDT | Beach Hazards Statement | LOT | Lake | 5 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:44 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 22, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 114 min | |
| Aug 22, 6:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 66 min |
| Aug 22, 10:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | LaSalle, Livingston | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 11:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, Livingston | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 12:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 12:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Will | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 1:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:44 PM CDT | Beach Hazards Statement | LOT | 15 hr | |
| Aug 23, 1:19 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee and 6 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 23, 2:23 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Rock Island and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 23, 3:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Fayette, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:09 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 6 days |
| Aug 27, 3:30 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey and 8 more | 5 days |
| Aug 27, 3:31 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Lee, Ogle, Winnebago | 16 hr |
| Aug 27, 8:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lake | 61 min |
| Aug 28, 8:57 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | 7 hr | |
| Aug 28, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 63 min |
| Aug 29, 2:15 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | 7 hr | |
| Aug 29, 3:44 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Stephenson, Whiteside | 27 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:12 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LOT | LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Winnebago | 15 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:41 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 52 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Lake, McHenry, Stephenson, Winnebago | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 116 min | |
| Aug 30, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake, McHenry | 59 min |
| Aug 30, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 2 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry | 62 min |
| Aug 30, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage and 14 more | 61 min |
| Aug 30, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Kane, McHenry | 66 min |
| Aug 30, 5:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Will | 65 min |
| Aug 30, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Stephenson | 64 min |
| Aug 30, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 52 min | |
| Aug 30, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, Kankakee, Will | 65 min |
| Aug 30, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Grundy, LaSalle | 22 min |
| Aug 30, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 58 min | |
| Aug 30, 7:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle and 2 more | 65 min |
| Aug 30, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Stephenson | 55 min |
| Aug 30, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Livingston | 53 min |
| Aug 30, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 43 min |
| Aug 30, 7:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Ogle | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ogle | 45 min |
| Aug 30, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kendall | 33 min |
| Aug 30, 8:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Stephenson | 56 min |
| Aug 30, 8:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | DeKalb, Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee and 3 more | 58 min |
| Aug 30, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Stephenson | 58 min |
| Aug 30, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Whiteside | 53 min |
| Aug 30, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Whiteside | 49 min |
| Aug 30, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 60 min |
| Aug 30, 9:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 46 min |
| Aug 30, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ford, Livingston | 27 min |
| Aug 31, 3:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Boone, Winnebago | 56 min |
| Aug 31, 11:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kendall, LaSalle | 39 min |
| Aug 31, 11:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 60 min |
| Aug 31, 1:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Will | 48 min |
| Aug 31, 2:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark and 49 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 57 min |
| Aug 31, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Livingston | 41 min |
| Aug 31, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay and 34 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 66 min |
| Aug 31, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 66 min |
| Aug 31, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 54 min |
| Aug 31, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 58 min |
| Aug 31, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 41 min |
| Aug 31, 6:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Clinton, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph and 2 more | 85 min |
| Aug 31, 6:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 17 more | 66 min |
| Aug 31, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Edgar | 47 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 | 19 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 18 |
| Special Weather Statement | 26 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 11 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 4 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 6 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- LaSalle County16
- Kendall County13
- Stephenson County13
- Cook County12
- DeKalb County12
- Lake County12
- Will County12
- DuPage County11
- Livingston County11
- Ogle County11
- Grundy County10
- Vermilion County10
- Whiteside County10
- Ford County9
- Kane County9
- Kankakee County9
- Lee County9
- Rock Island County9
- Carroll County7
- Henderson County7
- Iroquois County7
- Mercer County7
- Putnam County7
- Warren County7
- Jo Daviess County7
- Fayette County7
- Boone County7
- Winnebago County7
- McHenry County7
- Bureau County6
- Champaign County6
- McLean County6
- Hancock County6
- Montgomery County6
- Jackson County6
- Massac County6
- Pulaski County6
- Edgar County6
- DeWitt County5
- Henry County5
62 more counties
- Logan County5
- McDonough County5
- Mason County5
- Alexander County5
- Edwards County5
- Saline County5
- Union County5
- Wabash County5
- Wayne County5
- White County5
- Williamson County5
- Randolph County5
- Bond County5
- Clinton County5
- Marion County5
- Crawford County5
- Jasper County5
- Lawrence County5
- Richland County5
- Monroe County5
- Douglas County5
- Piatt County4
- Tazewell County4
- Christian County4
- Menard County4
- Sangamon County4
- Macoupin County4
- Gallatin County4
- Hamilton County4
- Hardin County4
- Jefferson County4
- Johnson County4
- Perry County4
- Pope County4
- Madison County4
- Clay County4
- Clark County4
- Coles County4
- Cumberland County4
- Effingham County4
- Saint Clair County4
- Washington County4
- Fulton County3
- Cass County3
- Morgan County3
- Greene County3
- Franklin County3
- Macon County3
- Moultrie County3
- Shelby County3
- Knox County2
- Marshall County2
- Peoria County2
- Woodford County2
- Scott County2
- Calhoun County2
- Jersey County2
- Stark County1
- Schuyler County1
- Adams County1
- Brown County1
- Pike 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.