Alert archive / Illinois / 2013
Weather alerts in Illinois, March 2013
156 weather alerts in March 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 March 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 156
- Warnings
- 82
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 56
- Busiest day
- March 11, 201335 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 2, 3:39 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer and 5 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:03 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Jo Daviess | 13 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:11 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee and 7 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:06 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more | 47 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Rock Island and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, McDonough, Mercer and 3 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:54 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 60 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:38 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LSX | Adams, Brown, Greene, Macoupin, Montgomery, Pike | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland and 23 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:36 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee, Will | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 10:22 AM CST | River Flood Warning | IND | Clark, Crawford | 6 days |
| Mar 9, 10:22 AM CST | River Flood Warning | IND | Crawford, Lawrence | 8 days |
| Mar 9, 10:22 AM CST | River Flood Warning | IND | Crawford, Lawrence | 9 days |
| Mar 9, 11:12 AM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 5 days |
| Mar 9, 2:55 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 13 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:53 PM CST | Flood Watch | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 23 hr |
| Mar 10, 6:37 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Will | 57 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 70 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:44 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Cook | 11 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:44 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Kane, Kendall | 11 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Lake | 35 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | LaSalle | 10 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Will | 24 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Iroquois | 24 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:39 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Boone | 33 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:39 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | DeKalb | 22 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:42 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Lake | 6 days |
| Mar 10, 12:25 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Bureau, LaSalle | 10 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:34 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Grundy | 23 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:34 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | LaSalle | 10 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Madison | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:04 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:28 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Lake, LaSalle, Lee and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Woodford | 4 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Brown | 62 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 9 days |
| Mar 10, 9:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Cook | 25 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Kane, Kendall | 46 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 56 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 61 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Bureau, LaSalle | 7 days |
| Mar 10, 10:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 7 days |
| Mar 10, 10:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 8 days |
| Mar 10, 10:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 7 days |
| Mar 10, 10:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 4 days |
| Mar 10, 11:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Henry | 70 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:50 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 3 days | |
| Mar 11, 6:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lake | 7 days |
| Mar 11, 6:37 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | LaSalle | 23 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:51 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Grundy | 15 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:51 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | DuPage | 25 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:22 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Ogle | 24 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:22 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Lee | 3 days |
| Mar 11, 9:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside | 8 days |
| Mar 11, 9:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Henry, Rock Island | 6 days |
| Mar 11, 11:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Henderson | 6 days |
| Mar 11, 11:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Hancock | 59 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Mason | 16 days |
| Mar 11, 11:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Brown, Cass, Morgan, Schuyler | 16 days |
| Mar 11, 11:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Marshall, Putnam | 5 days |
| Mar 11, 11:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 8 days |
| Mar 11, 11:26 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Lake | 58 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:26 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Cook | 47 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Grundy | 11 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey | 7 days |
| Mar 11, 12:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 8 days |
| Mar 11, 12:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 8 days |
| Mar 11, 12:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jersey | 8 days |
| Mar 11, 5:29 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 59 hr | |
| Mar 11, 8:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Boone | 33 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 7 days |
| Mar 11, 9:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 12 hr |
| Mar 11, 10:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike, Scott | 71 hr |
| Mar 11, 10:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Adams | 8 days |
| Mar 11, 10:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Adams | 7 days |
| Mar 11, 10:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jackson, Randolph | 8 days |
| Mar 12, 9:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Ogle | 10 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:15 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Lake | 11 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:18 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Cook | 45 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Brown | 8 days |
| Mar 12, 12:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Morgan, Pike | 6 days |
| Mar 12, 12:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Adams | 5 days |
| Mar 12, 12:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Madison | 8 days |
| Mar 12, 3:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Whiteside | 51 hr |
| Mar 12, 8:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 14 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Winnebago | 32 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Hancock, Henderson | 4 days |
| Mar 13, 12:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander, Jackson, Union | 55 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander | 23 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Massac, Pulaski | 70 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 13 days |
| Mar 14, 10:30 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Kane, McHenry | 5 days |
| Mar 14, 6:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 6 days |
| Mar 14, 8:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LOT | Lake | 4 days |
| Mar 14, 9:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Adams | 58 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:48 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 3 days | |
| Mar 16, 8:18 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Lake | 49 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:36 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LOT | Ogle | 36 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:07 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Edwards, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Perry, Wabash and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:08 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 20 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:02 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LSX | Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey and 8 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 17, 9:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Jackson | 10 days |
| Mar 17, 12:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 6 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:00 PM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 13 hr | |
| Mar 17, 9:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Randolph | 15 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:40 AM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 7 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:40 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 45 hr | |
| Mar 18, 5:17 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 3 days |
| Mar 18, 6:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne, White | 41 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:34 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:38 AM CDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | ILX | Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jackson, Randolph | 45 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 34 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Franklin, Williamson | 5 days |
| Mar 18, 10:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Wabash | 4 days |
| Mar 18, 10:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Wabash | 5 days |
| Mar 18, 10:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Crawford, Lawrence | 12 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Edwards, Gallatin, Wabash, White | 47 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Wabash, White | 70 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin | 8 days |
| Mar 18, 11:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Massac, Pulaski | 8 days |
| Mar 18, 11:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander, Jackson, Union | 23 hr |
| Mar 19, 9:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Wayne, White | 8 days |
| Mar 19, 10:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Massac | 6 days |
| Mar 20, 1:21 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 44 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:46 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Warren | 35 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:11 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | LSX | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 9 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:10 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:48 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Livingston | 35 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:09 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 38 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:17 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | LSX | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 10 more | 44 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:22 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 34 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:40 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Edwards, Jefferson, Perry, Wabash, Wayne | 13 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:57 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 23 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:57 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 32 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:03 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LSX | Randolph, Washington | 27 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:46 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois | 28 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:46 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | Kankakee, Livingston | 28 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:55 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Jefferson, Perry, Wabash, Wayne | 17 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:55 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 12 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Madison, Pike | 4 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:12 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cass, Christian, DeWitt, Effingham, Fayette, Logan and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:55 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 24 hr | |
| Mar 24, 9:55 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 53 hr | |
| Mar 24, 11:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 11:44 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Christian, Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 68 hr |
| Mar 29, 8:37 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Lake | 38 hr |
| Mar 29, 11:57 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:49 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | Clinton, Marion, Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:50 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 5 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:24 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 60 hr | |
| Mar 31, 5:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Lake | 43 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| River Flood Warning | 72 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| River Flood Watch | 5 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| River Flood Advisory | 21 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 6 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 16 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 2 |
| Gale Watch | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 9 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lake County17
- LaSalle County12
- Pike County11
- Wabash County10
- Kane County9
- Crawford County9
- Lawrence County9
- Henderson County8
- Henry County8
- Ogle County8
- Winnebago County8
- Adams County8
- Jackson County8
- Wayne County8
- White County8
- Calhoun County8
- Bureau County7
- Rock Island County7
- Boone County7
- Grundy County7
- Hancock County7
- Brown County7
- Greene County7
- Cass County7
- Morgan County7
- Madison County7
- Alexander County7
- Edwards County7
- Gallatin County7
- Jersey County7
- Randolph County7
- Clay County7
- Richland County7
- Putnam County6
- Warren County6
- Whiteside County6
- DeKalb County6
- DuPage County6
- Kendall County6
- Lee County6
62 more counties
- McHenry County6
- Iroquois County6
- Montgomery County6
- Christian County6
- Fulton County6
- Logan County6
- Macon County6
- Mason County6
- Moultrie County6
- Sangamon County6
- Shelby County6
- Tazewell County6
- Woodford County6
- Cook County6
- Jefferson County6
- Perry County6
- Pulaski County6
- Effingham County6
- Jo Daviess County5
- Mercer County5
- Stephenson County5
- Kankakee County5
- Ford County5
- Livingston County5
- McDonough County5
- Macoupin County5
- DeWitt County5
- Knox County5
- McLean County5
- Marshall County5
- Menard County5
- Peoria County5
- Piatt County5
- Scott County5
- Franklin County5
- Massac County5
- Union County5
- Jasper County5
- Fayette County5
- Monroe County5
- Carroll County4
- Champaign County4
- Clark County4
- Coles County4
- Cumberland County4
- Douglas County4
- Edgar County4
- Schuyler County4
- Stark County4
- Vermilion County4
- Will County4
- Hamilton County4
- Hardin County4
- Williamson County4
- Bond County4
- Clinton County4
- Marion County4
- Saint Clair County4
- Washington County4
- Johnson County3
- Pope County3
- Saline County3
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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.