Weather alerts in Illinois, October 2017

154 weather alerts in October 2017, 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 154
Warnings: 64
Watches: 14
Advisories: 38
Busiest day: October 14, 201744 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 1, 8:54 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		54 hr
Oct 5, 2:41 PM CDT	Gale Watch	LOT		24 hr
Oct 6, 2:51 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		54 hr
Oct 6, 3:01 PM CDT	Gale Warning	LOT		34 hr
Oct 7, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Jo Daviess	61 min
Oct 7, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		64 min
Oct 7, 3:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Stephenson and 1 more	62 min
Oct 7, 4:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar and 21 more	3 hr
Oct 8, 5:20 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar and 5 more	4 hr
Oct 8, 5:23 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LSX	Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey and 7 more	4 hr
Oct 9, 3:18 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		3 days
Oct 9, 4:13 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Massac and 4 more	5 hr
Oct 9, 5:22 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LSX	Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison and 6 more	6 hr
Oct 9, 7:47 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas and 15 more	3 hr
Oct 9, 7:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Monroe	42 min
Oct 9, 7:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair	42 min
Oct 9, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jersey, Macoupin, Madison	47 min
Oct 9, 8:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Macoupin	46 min
Oct 9, 10:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Franklin	26 min
Oct 9, 10:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Franklin	21 min
Oct 10, 2:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Bond	45 min
Oct 10, 7:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Alexander, Pulaski	3 hr
Oct 10, 7:41 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Hamilton, Jefferson, Wayne	3 hr
Oct 10, 8:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wabash, Wayne	3 hr
Oct 10, 8:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	Lawrence, Richland	3 hr
Oct 10, 9:03 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wabash, Wayne	3 hr
Oct 10, 2:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Monroe	49 min
Oct 10, 3:10 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Bond, Clinton, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson and 12 more	2 hr
Oct 10, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Monroe, Randolph	38 min
Oct 10, 4:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Washington	43 min
Oct 10, 4:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Saint Clair	4 hr
Oct 10, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Union	25 min
Oct 10, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Union	32 min
Oct 10, 5:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Union	26 min
Oct 10, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Johnson	38 min
Oct 10, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Pulaski	23 min
Oct 10, 6:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Sangamon	21 min
Oct 10, 6:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Massac, Pope	40 min
Oct 10, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Johnson, Pope	35 min
Oct 10, 7:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Massac, Pope	52 min
Oct 10, 7:50 PM CDT	Gale Warning	LOT		13 hr
Oct 10, 7:50 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		35 hr
Oct 10, 9:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Fulton	43 min
Oct 11, 9:42 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Will	28 hr
Oct 13, 2:58 PM CDT	Gale Watch	LOT		12 hr
Oct 14, 1:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Rock Island	57 min
Oct 14, 2:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Rock Island	27 min
Oct 14, 2:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall and 6 more	25 hr
Oct 14, 3:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Whiteside	57 min
Oct 14, 3:18 AM CDT	Gale Watch	LOT		6 hr
Oct 14, 3:18 AM CDT	Gale Warning	LOT		40 hr
Oct 14, 3:18 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		28 hr
Oct 14, 3:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Putnam and 3 more	19 hr
Oct 14, 5:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau, Putnam	65 min
Oct 14, 6:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Bureau, Putnam	40 min
Oct 14, 7:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle	3 hr
Oct 14, 8:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Will	3 days
Oct 14, 8:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Cook	54 hr
Oct 14, 8:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	DuPage	49 hr
Oct 14, 8:23 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	47 hr
Oct 14, 8:23 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Will	65 hr
Oct 14, 8:23 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Will	47 hr
Oct 14, 8:23 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Kane, Kendall	36 hr
Oct 14, 8:23 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	3 days
Oct 14, 9:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Rock Island	48 min
Oct 14, 10:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Henry	45 min
Oct 14, 11:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Will	68 hr
Oct 14, 11:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Will	3 days
Oct 14, 11:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Kane, Kendall	44 hr
Oct 14, 11:46 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	LaSalle	55 hr
Oct 14, 12:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	McDonough	34 min
Oct 14, 3:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson and 10 more	2 hr
Oct 14, 5:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Henderson	23 min
Oct 14, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Adams, Brown, Bureau, Ford, Fulton, Grundy and 24 more	8 hr
Oct 14, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Hancock	43 min
Oct 14, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Henderson, Warren	79 min
Oct 14, 5:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Hancock	44 min
Oct 14, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau, Henry	32 min
Oct 14, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Knox	45 min
Oct 14, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	McDonough	54 min
Oct 14, 6:01 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brown, Cass, Cook, DeWitt, DuPage, Ford and 21 more	89 min
Oct 14, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau, Putnam	30 min
Oct 14, 6:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Hancock	20 min
Oct 14, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Knox, Peoria, Stark	47 min
Oct 14, 6:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	Schuyler	27 min
Oct 14, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Fulton, Peoria	51 min
Oct 14, 6:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	LaSalle	45 min
Oct 14, 6:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	Henry	12 hr
Oct 14, 6:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	Knox	3 hr
Oct 14, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Marshall, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford	45 min
Oct 14, 7:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	DuPage, Kane, Kendall	55 min
Oct 14, 7:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle and 3 more	12 hr
Oct 14, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Marshall, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford	49 min
Oct 14, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Grundy, LaSalle, Livingston	57 min
Oct 14, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren	62 min
Oct 14, 8:00 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LOT		2 hr
Oct 14, 8:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Cook, Will	55 min
Oct 14, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McLean	33 min
Oct 14, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Livingston	31 min
Oct 14, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Adams, Pike	50 min
Oct 14, 8:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Fulton, Knox	45 min
Oct 14, 9:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Cook, DeWitt and 28 more	86 min
Oct 14, 9:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau, Putnam	54 min
Oct 14, 9:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Brown	28 min
Oct 14, 9:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Putnam	27 min
Oct 14, 10:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle and 2 more	8 hr
Oct 14, 10:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Pike	44 min
Oct 14, 10:32 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Cook	42 hr
Oct 14, 10:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Grundy, Livingston, Will	49 min
Oct 14, 10:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Kane, McHenry	31 hr
Oct 14, 10:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	LaSalle	67 hr
Oct 14, 10:49 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Henry, Rock Island	4 days
Oct 14, 10:49 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	DVN	Henry	3 days
Oct 14, 10:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	LaSalle	47 hr
Oct 14, 10:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Bureau, LaSalle, Putnam	4 days
Oct 14, 11:00 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Grundy	36 hr
Oct 14, 11:01 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Lake	29 hr
Oct 14, 11:01 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook	50 hr
Oct 14, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Menard	28 min
Oct 15, 12:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Logan	36 min
Oct 15, 5:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle and 2 more	6 hr
Oct 15, 3:14 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		24 hr
Oct 16, 2:47 PM CDT	Gale Watch	LOT		24 hr
Oct 16, 9:28 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		22 hr
Oct 17, 2:50 PM CDT	Gale Warning	LOT		36 hr
Oct 17, 9:46 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		29 hr
Oct 20, 2:47 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		4 days
Oct 23, 3:05 AM CDT	Gale Watch	LOT		24 hr
Oct 23, 3:05 AM CDT	Gale Warning	LOT		46 hr
Oct 23, 3:05 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		34 hr
Oct 23, 8:46 AM CDT	Gale Warning	LOT		42 hr
Oct 23, 8:46 AM CDT	Storm Warning	LOT		30 hr
Oct 23, 9:19 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Will	3 days
Oct 23, 8:07 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Iroquois	4 days
Oct 24, 8:15 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	Will	17 hr
Oct 24, 10:06 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		17 hr
Oct 25, 3:00 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more	29 hr
Oct 25, 3:16 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	ILX	Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 15 more	29 hr
Oct 25, 2:56 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Stephenson, Whiteside	18 hr
Oct 25, 2:58 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		3 days
Oct 26, 3:07 AM CDT	Gale Warning	LOT		34 hr
Oct 27, 3:24 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more	12 hr
Oct 27, 3:34 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	LSX	Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more	12 hr
Oct 27, 3:39 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more	53 hr
Oct 27, 4:04 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	11 hr
Oct 27, 2:56 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more	42 hr
Oct 27, 3:09 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	LSX	Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more	42 hr
Oct 27, 3:27 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	42 hr
Oct 27, 3:29 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more	42 hr
Oct 29, 3:05 AM CDT	Gale Watch	LOT		12 hr
Oct 29, 3:12 PM CDT	Gale Warning	LOT		36 hr
Oct 29, 3:12 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		46 hr
Oct 30, 3:14 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	ILX	Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 7 more	30 hr
Oct 31, 3:00 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		37 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	23
Tornado Warning	4
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	5
Special Weather Statement	33
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	3
Flash Flood Warning	5
River Flood Warning	12
Flash Flood Watch	2
River Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	4
River Flood Advisory	12
Cold
Freeze Warning	6
Freeze Watch	3
Frost Advisory	3
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5
Marine
Gale Warning	8
Special Marine Warning	2
Storm Warning	1
Gale Watch	6
Small Craft Advisory	14

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.