Alert archive / Illinois / 2025
Weather alerts in Illinois, February 2025
97 weather alerts in February 2025, 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 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 97
- Warnings
- 27
- Watches
- 11
- Advisories
- 53
- Busiest day
- February 16, 202513 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 9:02 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 54 hr | |
| Feb 3, 10:02 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | 8 hr | |
| Feb 4, 2:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LSX | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Pike | 48 hr |
| Feb 4, 1:59 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:15 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas and 21 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:21 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:51 PM CST | Gale Watch | LOT | 13 hr | |
| Feb 5, 3:54 AM CST | Gale Warning | LOT | 47 hr | |
| Feb 5, 3:54 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 23 hr | |
| Feb 5, 3:10 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 27 hr | |
| Feb 5, 11:42 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:07 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Marion, Monroe and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Gallatin, White | 28 min |
| Feb 6, 5:12 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hardin | 93 min |
| Feb 7, 2:58 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 9 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:00 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:29 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 36 hr | |
| Feb 10, 2:14 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:57 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 24 hr |
| Feb 10, 10:45 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin | 20 days |
| Feb 10, 1:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 10 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 10, 1:38 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Knox, Logan, McLean, Marshall and 9 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 10, 1:43 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson and 5 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:56 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 47 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:18 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Mason, Menard and 7 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:18 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland and 24 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:21 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 33 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:21 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LSX | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Stephenson | 20 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:49 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 54 hr | |
| Feb 12, 6:16 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Christian, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 12:23 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, McDonough, Mercer and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:30 AM CST | Flood Watch | PAH | Alexander, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac and 6 more | 3 days |
| Feb 13, 11:01 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Pulaski | 17 days |
| Feb 14, 3:02 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Rock Island, Stephenson | 35 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:51 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 23 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:04 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | Ford, Iroquois | 14 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:20 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland and 18 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:59 AM CST | Gale Watch | LOT | 7 hr | |
| Feb 15, 8:44 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Massac | 5 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:57 AM CST | Gale Warning | LOT | 36 hr | |
| Feb 15, 9:57 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 53 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:29 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 13 days |
| Feb 15, 11:29 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 14 days |
| Feb 15, 11:29 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Hardin, Pope | 13 days |
| Feb 15, 1:40 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:34 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander | 4 hr |
| Feb 15, 7:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Hardin, Massac, Pope | 4 hr |
| Feb 15, 8:02 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:18 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Hardin, Massac, Pope | 8 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:53 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:21 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and 6 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:26 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILX | Knox, Marshall, Stark | 31 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:36 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Rock Island and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:36 AM CST | Extreme Cold Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:08 AM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 57 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:40 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Pope | 11 days |
| Feb 16, 1:33 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:42 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LSX | Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Madison, Marion, Monroe and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:42 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LSX | Adams | 28 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:51 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 17 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:09 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | LSX | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:20 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson and 9 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:22 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland and 23 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:27 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:38 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:45 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Franklin, Williamson | 69 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:45 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Jackson | 6 days |
| Feb 17, 1:44 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LSX | Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Madison, Marion, Monroe and 3 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:47 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Edwards, Jefferson, Wabash, Wayne | 42 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:55 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILX | Knox, Stark | 32 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:26 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer and 4 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:04 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Lake, Lee, McHenry and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:30 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | LSX | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:42 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 18, 6:01 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:33 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILX | Cass, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 26 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:22 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:51 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 15 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:31 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 21 hr | |
| Feb 26, 7:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Iroquois | 64 min |
| Feb 26, 3:01 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 27 hr | |
| Feb 26, 5:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hamilton | 23 min |
| Feb 26, 5:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wayne | 32 min |
| Feb 26, 6:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wabash | 24 min |
| Feb 27, 12:35 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:12 AM CST | Gale Watch | LOT | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 1:18 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Putnam and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:50 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, Henry, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:55 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LOT | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:04 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, DeWitt and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:09 PM CST | Gale Warning | LOT | 31 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:31 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LSX | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 28, 10:47 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston | 7 hr |
| Feb 28, 10:58 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland and 24 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:03 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Knox and 11 more | 5 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 | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 4 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| River Flood Warning | 9 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 18 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 1 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 14 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 3 |
| Gale Watch | 3 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 12 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pope County13
- Hardin County12
- Henry County11
- Rock Island County11
- Stephenson County11
- Stark County11
- Massac County11
- Bureau County10
- Carroll County10
- Jo Daviess County10
- Mercer County10
- Knox County10
- Marshall County10
- Henderson County9
- Putnam County9
- Warren County9
- Whiteside County9
- Coles County9
- Douglas County9
- McLean County9
- Tazewell County9
- Woodford County9
- Boone County9
- DeKalb County9
- Kane County9
- Lake County9
- Lee County9
- McHenry County9
- Ogle County9
- Winnebago County9
- Gallatin County9
- Alexander County9
- Adams County8
- Calhoun County8
- Hancock County8
- McDonough County8
- Cass County8
- Champaign County8
- DeWitt County8
- Edgar County8
62 more counties
- Fulton County8
- Logan County8
- Macon County8
- Mason County8
- Menard County8
- Morgan County8
- Moultrie County8
- Peoria County8
- Piatt County8
- Schuyler County8
- Scott County8
- Vermilion County8
- Cook County8
- DuPage County8
- Iroquois County8
- Kendall County8
- Williamson County8
- Pulaski County8
- Brown County7
- Pike County7
- Christian County7
- Ford County7
- Grundy County7
- Kankakee County7
- LaSalle County7
- Livingston County7
- Will County7
- Clark County7
- Cumberland County7
- Bond County7
- Clinton County7
- Madison County7
- Marion County7
- Monroe County7
- Randolph County7
- Saint Clair County7
- Washington County7
- White County7
- Franklin County7
- Hamilton County7
- Jackson County7
- Johnson County7
- Saline County7
- Union County7
- Greene County6
- Sangamon County6
- Shelby County6
- Effingham County5
- Fayette County5
- Jersey County5
- Macoupin County5
- Montgomery County5
- Jefferson County5
- Perry County5
- Wabash County5
- Wayne County5
- Edwards County4
- Clay County3
- Crawford County3
- Richland County3
- Jasper County2
- Lawrence County2
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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.