Alert archive / Illinois / 2024
Weather alerts in Illinois, February 2024
146 weather alerts in February 2024, 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 February 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 146
- Warnings
- 60
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest day
- February 22, 202426 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:23 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 29 hr | |
| Feb 3, 2:51 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey | 21 days |
| Feb 4, 10:23 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry | 8 hr |
| Feb 4, 10:28 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | 7 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:34 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kane and 9 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:05 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 23 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:25 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | 4 hr | |
| Feb 6, 9:08 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:23 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Stephenson and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:26 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Christian, DeWitt, Fulton, Knox, Logan, McLean and 9 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LSX | Adams | 28 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:33 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 49 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:25 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren | 16 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:53 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox, LaSalle and 12 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 37 min |
| Feb 8, 4:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Marshall | 26 min |
| Feb 8, 4:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Putnam | 39 min |
| Feb 8, 4:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall | 22 min |
| Feb 8, 4:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 47 min |
| Feb 8, 4:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 29 min |
| Feb 8, 4:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Putnam | 18 min |
| Feb 8, 4:44 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | LaSalle, Marshall, Woodford | 61 min |
| Feb 8, 4:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 13 min |
| Feb 8, 4:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell | 31 min |
| Feb 8, 5:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 36 min |
| Feb 8, 5:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Whiteside | 14 min |
| Feb 8, 5:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 28 min |
| Feb 8, 5:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 25 min |
| Feb 8, 5:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Putnam | 20 min |
| Feb 8, 5:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 31 min |
| Feb 8, 5:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Tazewell | 27 min |
| Feb 8, 5:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Winnebago | 11 min |
| Feb 8, 5:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Woodford | 36 min |
| Feb 8, 5:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Will | 33 min |
| Feb 8, 6:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Woodford | 16 min |
| Feb 8, 6:34 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 56 min | |
| Feb 8, 7:48 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 27 min | |
| Feb 9, 11:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Effingham | 16 min |
| Feb 9, 11:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph | 42 min |
| Feb 10, 12:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph | 15 min |
| Feb 10, 12:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 49 min |
| Feb 10, 12:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin | 32 min |
| Feb 10, 1:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton | 38 min |
| Feb 10, 1:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | White | 38 min |
| Feb 10, 1:57 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Wabash, White | 2 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:17 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson and 8 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:52 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:54 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 47 hr | |
| Feb 15, 1:06 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LSX | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:32 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 24 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:53 AM CST | Gale Watch | LOT | 13 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:04 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 40 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:05 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 11 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:10 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:26 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Champaign, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Logan and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:59 PM CST | Gale Warning | LOT | 39 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:59 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:04 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland and 13 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:35 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 8 hr | |
| Feb 22, 1:09 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Marshall | 36 min |
| Feb 22, 1:12 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Putnam | 33 min |
| Feb 22, 1:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Marshall | 17 min |
| Feb 22, 1:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 45 min |
| Feb 22, 1:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Warren | 12 min |
| Feb 22, 1:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 14 min |
| Feb 22, 1:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 17 min |
| Feb 22, 2:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Peoria | 16 min |
| Feb 22, 2:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Livingston | 44 min |
| Feb 22, 2:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Peoria | 16 min |
| Feb 22, 2:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell | 30 min |
| Feb 22, 2:54 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Livingston | 51 min |
| Feb 22, 3:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 35 min |
| Feb 22, 3:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 32 min |
| Feb 22, 5:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 24 min |
| Feb 22, 10:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 35 min |
| Feb 22, 2:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Jackson | 31 min |
| Feb 22, 3:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Union | 35 min |
| Feb 22, 3:22 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 45 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Saline | 25 min |
| Feb 22, 4:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander | 43 min |
| Feb 22, 4:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Gallatin | 25 min |
| Feb 22, 4:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson, Pulaski, Union | 32 min |
| Feb 22, 4:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander | 39 min |
| Feb 22, 4:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson, Massac, Pulaski, Union | 51 min |
| Feb 22, 5:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 4:03 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 30 hr | |
| Feb 25, 1:13 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LOT | DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Ogle, Winnebago | 14 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:25 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, Morgan and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:27 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Stephenson and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:27 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:35 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LSX | Brown, Pike | 14 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:35 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Pike | 28 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:03 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Knox, Logan, McLean, Marshall and 9 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:05 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 26, 12:23 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 31 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:33 PM CST | Wind Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:02 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LSX | Randolph | 28 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:00 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:58 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:04 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Gallatin, Saline | 26 min |
| Feb 27, 3:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hamilton | 36 min |
| Feb 27, 3:37 AM CST | Gale Warning | LOT | 35 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | White | 27 min |
| Feb 27, 10:03 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 4 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:14 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:35 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:50 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford and 25 more | 115 min |
| Feb 27, 3:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Whiteside | 43 min |
| Feb 27, 4:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside | 50 min |
| Feb 27, 4:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Mercer | 49 min |
| Feb 27, 5:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee, Ogle | 93 min |
| Feb 27, 5:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Whiteside | 47 min |
| Feb 27, 5:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry | 47 min |
| Feb 27, 5:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry, Mercer | 18 min |
| Feb 27, 5:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane | 91 min |
| Feb 27, 5:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles and 20 more | 88 min |
| Feb 27, 5:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Lee | 51 min |
| Feb 27, 5:59 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage and 17 more | 91 min |
| Feb 27, 6:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry | 37 min |
| Feb 27, 6:03 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | DeKalb, Lee | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 6:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb | 39 min |
| Feb 27, 6:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb | 32 min |
| Feb 27, 6:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kendall, LaSalle | 45 min |
| Feb 27, 6:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kane | 27 min |
| Feb 27, 6:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kane | 38 min |
| Feb 27, 6:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kane, Kendall | 21 min |
| Feb 27, 7:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and 1 more | 68 min |
| Feb 27, 7:09 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 3 hr | |
| Feb 27, 7:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kane | 19 min |
| Feb 27, 7:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 43 min |
| Feb 27, 7:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, Lake, McHenry | 28 min |
| Feb 27, 7:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 26 min |
| Feb 27, 7:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 46 min |
| Feb 27, 7:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Lake | 38 min |
| Feb 27, 7:46 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards and 23 more | 119 min |
| Feb 27, 8:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook | 46 min |
| Feb 27, 9:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook | 28 min |
| Feb 27, 9:29 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alexander, Bond, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford and 30 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper | 29 min |
| Feb 27, 11:50 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Clay, Crawford, Franklin, Jasper, Jefferson and 6 more | 85 min |
| Feb 28, 1:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Lawrence | 22 min |
| Feb 28, 1:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | White | 44 min |
| Feb 28, 5:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards, Hamilton, Wabash, Wayne, White | 49 min |
| Feb 28, 2:58 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 12 hr | |
| Feb 29, 3:07 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 6 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 | 33 |
| Tornado Warning | 16 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 11 |
| Special Weather Statement | 35 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 5 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 2 |
| Special Marine Warning | 3 |
| 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.
- LaSalle County15
- Kane County14
- Marshall County14
- Peoria County13
- Henry County13
- Putnam County13
- DeKalb County12
- Lee County12
- Woodford County12
- Whiteside County12
- Cook County11
- Winnebago County11
- Tazewell County11
- Bureau County11
- White County11
- McHenry County10
- Kendall County10
- Ogle County10
- Knox County10
- Franklin County10
- Hamilton County10
- DuPage County9
- Livingston County9
- Crawford County9
- Stark County9
- Gallatin County9
- Lake County8
- Will County8
- Clark County8
- Jasper County8
- Lawrence County8
- McLean County8
- Stephenson County8
- Mercer County8
- Jackson County8
- Perry County8
- Edwards County8
- Wabash County8
- Saline County8
- Union County8
62 more counties
- Jefferson County8
- Wayne County8
- Boone County7
- Grundy County7
- Fulton County7
- Richland County7
- Jo Daviess County7
- Rock Island County7
- Johnson County7
- Washington County7
- Kankakee County6
- Cumberland County6
- Vermilion County6
- Carroll County6
- Effingham County6
- Randolph County6
- Alexander County6
- Massac County6
- Pulaski County6
- Williamson County6
- Marion County6
- Clay County6
- Ford County5
- Iroquois County5
- Logan County5
- Mason County5
- Warren County5
- Hardin County5
- Pope County5
- Clinton County5
- Calhoun County4
- Christian County4
- Coles County4
- DeWitt County4
- Douglas County4
- Edgar County4
- Macon County4
- Menard County4
- Moultrie County4
- Hancock County4
- McDonough County4
- Bond County4
- Fayette County4
- Greene County3
- Jersey County3
- Champaign County3
- Piatt County3
- Sangamon County3
- Shelby County3
- Adams County3
- Henderson County3
- Brown County3
- Madison County3
- Monroe County3
- Pike County3
- Saint Clair County3
- Cass County3
- Morgan County3
- Schuyler County3
- Scott County3
- Montgomery County2
- Macoupin 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. Rebuilt daily.