Weather alerts in Illinois, January 2023

125 weather alerts in January 2023, 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 January 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 125
Warnings: 32
Watches: 8
Advisories: 57
Busiest day: January 3, 202336 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
Dec 31, 9:53 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac and 6 more	10 hr
Jan 1, 5:52 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more	5 hr
Jan 1, 5:52 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle and 4 more	6 hr
Jan 1, 8:50 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and 2 more	2 hr
Jan 1, 5:13 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, McDonough and 6 more	25 hr
Jan 1, 5:16 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 11 more	16 hr
Jan 1, 7:13 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	9 hr
Jan 1, 9:06 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	Henry, Rock Island	5 days
Jan 1, 11:43 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LSX	Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more	15 hr
Jan 1, 11:46 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more	15 hr
Jan 2, 2:45 AM CST	Flood Watch	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	30 hr
Jan 2, 3:47 AM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	LOT		35 hr
Jan 2, 9:04 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee and 2 more	19 hr
Jan 2, 10:06 AM CST	River Flood Watch	DVN	Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside	58 hr
Jan 2, 3:33 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt, Vermilion	8 hr
Jan 2, 3:38 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		20 hr
Jan 2, 7:09 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Massac, Pulaski	96 min
Jan 2, 8:07 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Alexander	3 hr
Jan 2, 8:50 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Massac	40 min
Jan 2, 9:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Massac, Pope	27 min
Jan 2, 9:12 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Massac, Pope	13 min
Jan 2, 9:14 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Massac, Pope	4 hr
Jan 3, 5:14 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more	17 hr
Jan 3, 5:37 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and 2 more	7 hr
Jan 3, 9:35 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 10 more	16 hr
Jan 3, 11:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Knox	17 min
Jan 3, 11:24 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Henry	51 min
Jan 3, 11:42 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Stark	18 min
Jan 3, 11:51 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau	39 min
Jan 3, 12:26 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Putnam	34 min
Jan 3, 12:28 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Lee	47 min
Jan 3, 12:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	DeKalb	62 min
Jan 3, 1:43 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Kane	47 min
Jan 3, 2:06 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 28 more	2 hr
Jan 3, 2:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Lake	48 min
Jan 3, 2:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Cook	41 min
Jan 3, 3:07 PM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	LOT		12 hr
Jan 3, 3:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Macon	14 min
Jan 3, 3:52 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	Logan, Macon, Sangamon	23 min
Jan 3, 4:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	DeWitt, Logan, Macon	35 min
Jan 3, 4:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Christian	24 min
Jan 3, 4:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Christian, Sangamon	34 min
Jan 3, 4:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	DeWitt	35 min
Jan 3, 4:41 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	Logan	17 min
Jan 3, 4:49 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Christian	26 min
Jan 3, 4:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Christian, Macon	36 min
Jan 3, 5:31 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	McLean	14 min
Jan 3, 5:37 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Champaign, McLean	23 min
Jan 3, 5:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Macon	18 min
Jan 3, 5:46 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LOT	Ford	44 min
Jan 3, 5:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Macon	26 min
Jan 3, 5:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Livingston	47 min
Jan 3, 6:19 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Macon, Piatt	26 min
Jan 3, 6:19 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LOT	Ford, Iroquois	22 min
Jan 3, 6:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Iroquois	35 min
Jan 4, 8:26 PM CST	River Flood Warning	DVN	Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside	37 hr
Jan 8, 4:34 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Jo Daviess	7 hr
Jan 11, 3:57 AM CST	Gale Watch	LOT		11 hr
Jan 11, 3:57 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		71 hr
Jan 11, 2:37 PM CST	Gale Warning	LOT		36 hr
Jan 11, 9:30 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 15 more	6 hr
Jan 12, 12:41 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Massac, Pulaski	4 hr
Jan 12, 12:45 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Jackson	45 min
Jan 12, 1:20 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Alexander	40 min
Jan 12, 1:26 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander, Pulaski	49 min
Jan 12, 1:39 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton	51 min
Jan 12, 1:40 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton	50 min
Jan 12, 1:46 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander, Massac, Pulaski	34 min
Jan 12, 1:52 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Saline	38 min
Jan 12, 1:55 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Alexander, Pulaski	11 min
Jan 12, 1:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski	5 hr
Jan 12, 1:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Hardin, Pope, Saline, White	26 min
Jan 12, 2:05 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Johnson, Massac, Pulaski	11 min
Jan 12, 2:12 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hardin	48 min
Jan 12, 2:17 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope	28 min
Jan 12, 2:45 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hardin	30 min
Jan 12, 3:24 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Massac, Pope	51 min
Jan 13, 2:48 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		27 hr
Jan 14, 2:29 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		52 hr
Jan 16, 3:00 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		30 hr
Jan 17, 4:34 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson and 8 more	4 hr
Jan 18, 2:51 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Jo Daviess	30 hr
Jan 18, 3:57 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		29 hr
Jan 18, 2:49 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Edwards, Hamilton, Wabash, Wayne, White	5 hr
Jan 18, 3:40 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	White	3 hr
Jan 18, 4:52 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Williamson	3 hr
Jan 19, 1:13 AM CST	River Flood Warning	ILX	Clay, Richland	4 days
Jan 19, 3:30 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		39 hr
Jan 19, 4:44 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland and 23 more	4 hr
Jan 19, 7:44 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more	3 hr
Jan 19, 8:26 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	Boone, DeKalb, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee and 5 more	2 hr
Jan 19, 11:26 AM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 11 more	7 hr
Jan 22, 3:43 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		47 hr
Jan 22, 2:06 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LSX	Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Marion and 5 more	24 hr
Jan 22, 2:19 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	PAH	Edwards, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Wabash, Wayne	36 hr
Jan 23, 3:20 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ILX	Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 12 more	22 hr
Jan 23, 2:10 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson and 7 more	44 hr
Jan 23, 2:12 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LSX	Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison and 6 more	43 hr
Jan 23, 2:12 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LSX	Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin and 2 more	45 hr
Jan 24, 1:29 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 12 more	35 hr
Jan 24, 1:29 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ILX	Cass, DeWitt, Fulton, Knox, Logan, McLean and 11 more	35 hr
Jan 24, 1:54 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more	36 hr
Jan 24, 1:57 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more	52 hr
Jan 24, 2:10 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Gallatin, Johnson, Pope, Pulaski, Saline and 3 more	32 hr
Jan 24, 3:21 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		3 days
Jan 24, 11:44 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham and 21 more	6 hr
Jan 26, 3:16 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		25 hr
Jan 26, 3:44 PM CST	Gale Warning	LOT		29 hr
Jan 26, 3:44 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		35 hr
Jan 27, 2:02 AM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac and 6 more	16 hr
Jan 27, 3:05 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more	51 hr
Jan 27, 2:28 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 10 more	40 hr
Jan 28, 9:30 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		66 hr
Jan 28, 12:25 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LOT	Boone, Lake, McHenry, Winnebago	14 hr
Jan 28, 2:31 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ILX	Cass, Fulton, Knox, Logan, McLean, Marshall and 10 more	17 hr
Jan 29, 12:59 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	20 hr
Jan 29, 1:30 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LSX	Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey and 9 more	20 hr
Jan 29, 1:54 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 25 more	21 hr
Jan 30, 12:03 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	Cook, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall and 3 more	8 hr
Jan 30, 3:21 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	30 hr
Jan 30, 1:43 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	PAH	Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac and 5 more	16 hr
Jan 30, 2:22 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson	19 hr
Jan 30, 6:06 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope and 4 more	5 hr
Jan 31, 10:20 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and 1 more	12 hr
Jan 31, 3:19 PM CST	Flood Watch	LOT	Winnebago	48 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	8
Tornado Warning	14
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	5
Special Weather Statement	23
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
River Flood Warning	2
Flood Watch	2
River Flood Watch	1
Areal Flood Advisory	5
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	5
Winter Storm Watch	3
Winter Weather Advisory	15
Cold
Wind Chill Advisory	1
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	2
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	20
Marine
Gale Warning	2
Gale Watch	1
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	2
Small Craft Advisory	12

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.