Alert archive / Illinois / 2016
Weather alerts in Illinois, October 2016
68 weather alerts in October 2016, 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 68
- Warnings
- 16
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 29
- Busiest day
- October 20, 201616 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, 3:01 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Christian, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:39 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Marion, Montgomery | 5 hr |
| Oct 3, 4:06 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jefferson and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 6, 4:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 70 min |
| Oct 6, 4:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Woodford | 54 min |
| Oct 6, 2:53 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 22 hr | |
| Oct 6, 8:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | McHenry | 25 min |
| Oct 6, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake | 38 min |
| Oct 6, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Mercer, Rock Island | 52 min |
| Oct 6, 10:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Rock Island | 27 min |
| Oct 6, 10:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry, Rock Island | 24 min |
| Oct 6, 10:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Rock Island, Whiteside | 35 min |
| Oct 6, 11:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee, Ogle, Winnebago | 51 min |
| Oct 7, 3:06 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 40 hr | |
| Oct 9, 9:27 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 5 hr | |
| Oct 11, 3:00 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 48 hr | |
| Oct 12, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 51 min |
| Oct 12, 12:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson | 65 min |
| Oct 12, 3:45 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 29 hr |
| Oct 12, 3:57 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | LOT | Boone, Ogle, Winnebago | 29 hr |
| Oct 12, 8:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Adams | 14 min |
| Oct 13, 2:34 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 13, 3:03 PM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 6 hr | |
| Oct 13, 3:18 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Whiteside | 18 hr |
| Oct 13, 8:49 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 55 hr | |
| Oct 15, 3:07 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 25 hr | |
| Oct 16, 3:30 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 29 hr | |
| Oct 16, 5:36 PM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | 9 hr | |
| Oct 17, 8:09 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 8 hr | |
| Oct 17, 8:09 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 14 hr | |
| Oct 19, 12:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Pulaski, Randolph and 3 more | 85 min |
| Oct 19, 12:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clinton, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Saint Clair and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 19, 1:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards and 17 more | 2 hr |
| Oct 19, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Crawford | 18 min |
| Oct 19, 3:00 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 64 hr | |
| Oct 19, 3:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clinton, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Saint Clair and 1 more | 114 min |
| Oct 19, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wayne | 35 min |
| Oct 19, 5:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clinton, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Saint Clair and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Oct 19, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 41 min |
| Oct 19, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Effingham, Jasper | 56 min |
| Oct 19, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham, Jasper | 31 min |
| Oct 19, 9:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Oct 19, 11:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 4 hr |
| Oct 19, 11:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Monroe | 8 hr |
| Oct 20, 12:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Macoupin | 38 min |
| Oct 20, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Macoupin | 49 min |
| Oct 20, 3:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Effingham, Moultrie, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Oct 20, 3:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper | 6 hr |
| Oct 20, 4:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Madison | 52 min |
| Oct 20, 7:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | White | 36 min |
| Oct 20, 2:09 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Lee, McHenry, Ogle and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Oct 20, 2:17 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 20, 2:27 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, Peoria and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 20, 2:59 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 17 hr |
| Oct 21, 5:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 4 days |
| Oct 23, 3:54 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 42 hr | |
| Oct 24, 2:59 PM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 13 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:44 AM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:44 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 42 hr | |
| Oct 26, 3:46 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 17 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:35 AM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 10 hr | |
| Oct 27, 9:00 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 10 hr | |
| Oct 27, 1:44 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 36 hr | |
| Oct 27, 1:44 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 41 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:00 AM CDT | Gale Watch | LOT | 36 hr | |
| Oct 30, 7:47 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 14 hr | |
| Oct 30, 2:56 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LOT | 37 hr | |
| Oct 30, 2:56 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 40 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 | 5 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 13 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 8 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 6 |
| Gale Watch | 5 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 13 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Effingham County7
- Jasper County6
- Monroe County6
- Cumberland County5
- Rock Island County5
- Saint Clair County5
- Crawford County4
- Clinton County4
- Ogle County4
- Winnebago County4
- Jackson County4
- Perry County4
- Randolph County4
- Washington County4
- Clark County3
- Clay County3
- Richland County3
- Shelby County3
- Fayette County3
- Macoupin County3
- Wayne County3
- White County3
- Hancock County3
- McHenry County3
- Whiteside County3
- Lee County3
- Carroll County3
- Jo Daviess County3
- Stephenson County3
- Boone County3
- Lawrence County2
- Marion County2
- Alexander County2
- Edwards County2
- Gallatin County2
- Hamilton County2
- Hardin County2
- Jefferson County2
- Pope County2
- Pulaski County2
42 more counties
- Saline County2
- Union County2
- Wabash County2
- Williamson County2
- Woodford County2
- Lake County2
- Mercer County2
- Henry County2
- Henderson County2
- Adams County2
- DeKalb County2
- Kane County2
- Coles County2
- Christian County1
- Morgan County1
- Sangamon County1
- Bond County1
- Montgomery County1
- Johnson County1
- Massac County1
- DuPage County1
- Kankakee County1
- Kendall County1
- Franklin County1
- Douglas County1
- Moultrie County1
- Madison County1
- Bureau County1
- McDonough County1
- Putnam County1
- Warren County1
- Cass County1
- Fulton County1
- Knox County1
- Marshall County1
- Mason County1
- Peoria County1
- Schuyler County1
- Stark County1
- Tazewell 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.