Weather alerts in Illinois, October 2014

143 weather alerts in October 2014, 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 2014. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 143
Warnings: 56
Watches: 11
Advisories: 42
Busiest day: October 13, 201444 alerts

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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 1, 2:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LSX	Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin and 3 more	37 hr
Oct 1, 5:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Adams, Brown	4 hr
Oct 1, 6:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bond, Calhoun, Christian, Clinton, Greene, Jackson and 9 more	85 min
Oct 1, 6:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Brown	4 hr
Oct 1, 7:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Henderson	53 min
Oct 1, 7:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Henderson	44 min
Oct 1, 11:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Greene, Jersey, Macoupin	3 hr
Oct 2, 2:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Pike	26 min
Oct 2, 2:33 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Jersey and 6 more	117 min
Oct 2, 3:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery	6 hr
Oct 2, 4:01 AM CDT	Gale Watch	LOT		17 hr
Oct 2, 8:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery	6 hr
Oct 2, 11:09 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery	6 hr
Oct 2, 11:27 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ILX	Cass, Christian, Morgan, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott	16 hr
Oct 2, 11:59 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Bond, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 33 more	91 min
Oct 2, 12:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair	52 min
Oct 2, 1:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bond, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland and 24 more	10 hr
Oct 2, 2:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Champaign, Vermilion	3 hr
Oct 2, 2:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wayne	44 min
Oct 2, 2:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Jasper	29 min
Oct 2, 2:39 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		55 hr
Oct 2, 3:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bond, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland and 24 more	91 min
Oct 2, 3:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Clark, Crawford, Jasper	3 hr
Oct 2, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair	32 min
Oct 2, 4:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery	6 hr
Oct 2, 5:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski	95 min
Oct 2, 5:48 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski	8 hr
Oct 2, 6:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bond, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland and 24 more	90 min
Oct 2, 6:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, McLean	3 hr
Oct 2, 7:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Iroquois	4 hr
Oct 2, 7:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Massac, Pope, Pulaski	115 min
Oct 2, 8:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland	21 min
Oct 2, 8:31 PM CDT	Gale Warning	LOT		42 hr
Oct 2, 9:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson and 7 more	116 min
Oct 2, 9:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, McLean	4 hr
Oct 2, 10:22 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		53 min
Oct 2, 11:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery	10 hr
Oct 2, 11:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hardin	41 min
Oct 3, 5:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Jersey	4 days
Oct 3, 6:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	Clay, Richland	3 days
Oct 3, 10:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Crawford, Lawrence	4 days
Oct 3, 10:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Crawford, Lawrence	58 hr
Oct 4, 2:40 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Stephenson, Whiteside	17 hr
Oct 4, 2:41 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	ILX	Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 15 more	16 hr
Oct 4, 2:50 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		18 hr
Oct 4, 3:05 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more	17 hr
Oct 4, 3:17 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	PAH	Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Saline, Wabash and 2 more	16 hr
Oct 6, 3:15 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		67 hr
Oct 6, 2:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	56 min
Oct 6, 3:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wayne	23 min
Oct 6, 4:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hardin	15 min
Oct 6, 4:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wayne	17 min
Oct 6, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hardin	29 min
Oct 6, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Edwards, Wabash	25 min
Oct 6, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wabash	45 min
Oct 6, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Pope	34 min
Oct 7, 7:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Bond, Fayette, Montgomery	30 min
Oct 7, 8:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wabash	45 min
Oct 7, 8:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wabash	34 min
Oct 7, 10:04 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		36 hr
Oct 7, 1:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Champaign, Clark, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar and 7 more	2 hr
Oct 9, 3:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LSX	Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Madison, Monroe and 3 more	35 hr
Oct 10, 3:46 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Henry, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Whiteside	17 hr
Oct 10, 3:46 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	DVN	Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson	17 hr
Oct 10, 3:46 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, Kane, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry and 2 more	16 hr
Oct 11, 7:18 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more	13 hr
Oct 13, 3:14 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		30 hr
Oct 13, 8:05 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	115 min
Oct 13, 9:10 AM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	LOT		12 hr
Oct 13, 10:29 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alexander, Bond, Clinton, Edwards, Fayette, Franklin and 26 more	8 hr
Oct 13, 12:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Monroe	28 min
Oct 13, 12:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair	46 min
Oct 13, 1:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Champaign, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, DeWitt and 12 more	2 hr
Oct 13, 1:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Madison, Saint Clair	23 min
Oct 13, 1:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Bond, Clinton, Jackson, Perry, Pulaski and 3 more	57 min
Oct 13, 1:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Madison	32 min
Oct 13, 1:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Alexander	46 min
Oct 13, 2:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery	28 min
Oct 13, 2:24 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 22 more	7 hr
Oct 13, 2:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jackson, Perry, Union	40 min
Oct 13, 2:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Jackson	19 min
Oct 13, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander, Pulaski	33 min
Oct 13, 3:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Jackson, Perry	41 min
Oct 13, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Massac	46 min
Oct 13, 3:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Perry, Williamson	43 min
Oct 13, 3:19 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bond, Clay, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin and 16 more	86 min
Oct 13, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Johnson, Massac, Pope, Union	52 min
Oct 13, 3:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Washington	16 min
Oct 13, 3:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Jefferson	25 min
Oct 13, 3:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Shelby	20 min
Oct 13, 3:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Crawford and 21 more	93 min
Oct 13, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Jefferson	31 min
Oct 13, 3:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion, Montgomery, Washington	5 hr
Oct 13, 3:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Macon	34 min
Oct 13, 3:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hamilton, Saline, Wayne	49 min
Oct 13, 4:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Jefferson	11 min
Oct 13, 4:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Marion	38 min
Oct 13, 4:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hardin, Pope	38 min
Oct 13, 4:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Macon	30 min
Oct 13, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wayne	7 min
Oct 13, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Hardin	51 min
Oct 13, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Hamilton, Wayne, White	32 min
Oct 13, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Clay	30 min
Oct 13, 4:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Effingham	17 min
Oct 13, 5:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Gallatin, White	28 min
Oct 13, 5:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Champaign, McLean	23 min
Oct 13, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Livingston	36 min
Oct 13, 5:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clark, Crawford, Edgar, Edwards, Lawrence, Wabash	88 min
Oct 13, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Coles, Douglas	14 min
Oct 13, 6:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Ford, Iroquois	46 min
Oct 13, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Kankakee	28 min
Oct 13, 8:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	Kankakee	13 min
Oct 14, 3:31 AM CDT	Gale Warning	LOT		23 hr
Oct 14, 12:35 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		26 hr
Oct 14, 9:37 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Will	45 hr
Oct 16, 2:55 AM CDT	Gale Watch	LOT		24 hr
Oct 16, 3:20 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		64 hr
Oct 17, 2:55 AM CDT	Gale Warning	LOT		34 hr
Oct 18, 2:51 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more	29 hr
Oct 18, 3:29 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, McDonough, Mercer and 3 more	29 hr
Oct 18, 3:32 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more	30 hr
Oct 19, 2:39 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		28 hr
Oct 20, 3:46 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		51 hr
Oct 23, 3:12 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more	21 hr
Oct 24, 5:02 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LSX	Adams	4 hr
Oct 24, 8:59 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Cass, Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, Menard and 8 more	3 hr
Oct 24, 9:08 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LSX	Adams, Brown, Pike	112 min
Oct 24, 8:58 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, McDonough, Mercer and 2 more	12 hr
Oct 24, 9:44 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LSX	Adams, Brown	11 hr
Oct 24, 10:36 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Cass, Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Mason and 8 more	12 hr
Oct 25, 9:54 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		23 hr
Oct 26, 9:11 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		3 days
Oct 29, 3:40 AM CDT	Gale Warning	LOT		3 days
Oct 29, 3:24 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	LSX	Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more	24 hr
Oct 30, 3:50 AM CDT	Storm Warning	LOT		39 hr
Oct 30, 3:52 AM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	LOT		48 hr
Oct 30, 10:52 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	9 hr
Oct 30, 3:00 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more	42 hr
Oct 30, 3:05 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	DuPage, Iroquois, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake and 1 more	28 hr
Oct 30, 3:17 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	DVN	Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren	42 hr
Oct 30, 3:30 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	LSX	Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more	42 hr
Oct 30, 7:49 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	36 hr
Oct 31, 3:36 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	LOT		17 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	19
Tornado Warning	17
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	1
Tornado Watch	3
Mesoscale Discussion	16
Special Weather Statement	18
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Warning	3
River Flood Warning	4
Flash Flood Watch	3
Areal Flood Advisory	10
River Flood Advisory	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	5
Freeze Watch	2
Frost Advisory	10
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
Wind Advisory	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	7
Coast and beach
Lakeshore Flood Advisory	1
Marine
Gale Warning	4
Special Marine Warning	1
Storm Warning	1
Gale Watch	2
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	1
Small Craft Advisory	11

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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.