Weather alerts in Illinois, January 2026

130 weather alerts in January 2026, 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 130
Warnings: 43
Watches: 11
Advisories: 57
Busiest day: January 9, 202633 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
Jan 4, 3:01 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		13 hr
Jan 6, 11:58 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more	12 hr
Jan 7, 2:35 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 28 more	9 hr
Jan 7, 7:15 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and 6 more	5 hr
Jan 7, 2:18 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		37 hr
Jan 8, 4:10 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and 1 more	5 hr
Jan 8, 3:14 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Calhoun, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair	2 hr
Jan 8, 3:18 PM CST	Gale Warning	LOT		18 hr
Jan 8, 3:18 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		24 hr
Jan 8, 7:03 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Will	3 hr
Jan 8, 7:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	McLean, Woodford	33 min
Jan 8, 7:15 PM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	8 hr
Jan 8, 7:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Fayette, Montgomery	39 min
Jan 8, 7:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Christian, Shelby	49 min
Jan 8, 7:46 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Grundy, Kane, Kendall	3 hr
Jan 8, 7:50 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 36 more	55 min
Jan 8, 7:52 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Will	3 hr
Jan 8, 7:56 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	Christian, Shelby	34 min
Jan 8, 8:01 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Will	2 hr
Jan 8, 8:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Bond, Fayette, Montgomery	27 min
Jan 8, 8:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Coles, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby	40 min
Jan 8, 8:33 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LOT		87 min
Jan 8, 8:38 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Champaign, Vermilion	52 min
Jan 8, 8:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	McLean	50 min
Jan 8, 9:01 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	Cook, Will	90 min
Jan 8, 9:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	Champaign, Vermilion	44 min
Jan 8, 9:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Clinton, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington	35 min
Jan 8, 9:55 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LOT		43 min
Jan 8, 10:26 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Will	10 hr
Jan 8, 10:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hardin, Pope	50 min
Jan 8, 10:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Gallatin, Hardin, Massac, Pope, Pulaski	64 min
Jan 8, 11:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Douglas, Vermilion	49 min
Jan 8, 11:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Perry	33 min
Jan 8, 11:32 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Clark, Edgar	43 min
Jan 8, 11:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Jefferson	32 min
Jan 9, 12:18 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wayne	57 min
Jan 9, 12:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	Crawford	29 min
Jan 9, 1:11 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton, Williamson	49 min
Jan 9, 1:45 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Edwards, Hamilton, Wabash	60 min
Jan 9, 1:49 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Hamilton, Wayne, White	41 min
Jan 9, 2:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wabash, White	50 min
Jan 9, 2:55 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		48 hr
Jan 10, 3:56 AM CST	Gale Warning	LOT		32 hr
Jan 10, 3:56 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		54 hr
Jan 12, 9:42 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		41 hr
Jan 12, 2:55 PM CST	Gale Watch	LOT		13 hr
Jan 13, 3:40 AM CST	Gale Warning	LOT		47 hr
Jan 14, 7:11 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LOT		49 min
Jan 14, 7:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Stephenson, Whiteside	2 hr
Jan 14, 7:46 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	Grundy, Will	44 min
Jan 14, 8:00 AM CST	Snow Squall Warning Significant damage threat	LOT	Cook, Kankakee, Will	60 min
Jan 14, 8:20 AM CST	Snow Squall Warning Significant damage threat	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee	55 min
Jan 14, 8:53 AM CST	Snow Squall Warning Significant damage threat	LOT	Ford, Iroquois, Livingston	67 min
Jan 14, 9:06 AM CST	Snow Squall Warning	ILX	Champaign, McLean, Woodford	24 min
Jan 14, 9:07 AM CST	Snow Squall Warning Significant damage threat	ILX	Champaign, McLean, Woodford	23 min
Jan 14, 9:27 AM CST	Snow Squall Warning Significant damage threat	ILX	Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Piatt, Vermilion	48 min
Jan 14, 10:23 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		3 days
Jan 15, 2:54 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		60 hr
Jan 17, 2:49 AM CST	Gale Watch	LOT		24 hr
Jan 17, 1:51 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more	46 hr
Jan 17, 8:51 PM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Watch	LOT		6 hr
Jan 18, 1:59 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	LSX	Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 7 more	32 hr
Jan 18, 2:07 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more	34 hr
Jan 18, 2:13 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	LOT	Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more	34 hr
Jan 18, 3:05 AM CST	Gale Warning	LOT		36 hr
Jan 18, 3:05 AM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	LOT		48 hr
Jan 19, 2:50 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		18 hr
Jan 20, 2:45 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson	23 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake and 3 more	23 hr
Jan 20, 9:49 PM CST	Gale Warning	LOT		30 hr
Jan 21, 2:42 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LSX	Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Marion, Monroe and 3 more	35 hr
Jan 21, 2:44 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	ILX	Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and 2 more	24 hr
Jan 21, 2:46 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more	31 hr
Jan 21, 2:46 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, McDonough, Mercer and 4 more	21 hr
Jan 21, 2:46 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson	21 hr
Jan 21, 2:46 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	33 hr
Jan 21, 3:01 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	LOT	Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 10 more	24 hr
Jan 21, 4:10 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		15 hr
Jan 21, 4:10 AM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	LOT		24 hr
Jan 21, 5:27 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and 1 more	5 hr
Jan 21, 1:39 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ILX	Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 15 more	37 hr
Jan 21, 4:35 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ILX	Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and 2 more	7 hr
Jan 21, 4:42 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LOT	Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston	7 hr
Jan 21, 4:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Whiteside	78 min
Jan 21, 6:28 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DVN	Carroll, Rock Island, Whiteside	47 min
Jan 21, 7:10 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Whiteside	35 min
Jan 21, 10:28 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Pulaski, Union	6 hr
Jan 22, 2:19 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more	58 hr
Jan 22, 2:19 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	ILX	Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and 2 more	34 hr
Jan 22, 2:29 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	LSX	Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more	58 hr
Jan 22, 2:38 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more	33 hr
Jan 22, 3:12 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	LOT	Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more	55 hr
Jan 22, 3:12 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	LOT	Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 10 more	33 hr
Jan 22, 3:44 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		6 hr
Jan 22, 3:44 AM CST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	LOT		41 hr
Jan 22, 9:52 AM CST	Gale Warning	LOT		23 hr
Jan 22, 9:52 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		41 hr
Jan 22, 10:02 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more	50 hr
Jan 22, 11:58 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	3 days
Jan 22, 12:00 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	4 days
Jan 22, 1:15 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Pike	13 hr
Jan 22, 1:15 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LSX	Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey and 9 more	3 days
Jan 23, 2:17 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 19 more	64 hr
Jan 23, 2:24 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LSX	Adams, Brown	55 hr
Jan 23, 2:27 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ILX	Fulton, Knox, McLean, Marshall, Mason, Peoria and 4 more	61 hr
Jan 23, 7:18 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Kankakee	12 hr
Jan 23, 1:26 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren	44 hr
Jan 23, 7:37 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	Kankakee	8 days
Jan 24, 1:51 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee and 5 more	42 hr
Jan 24, 10:12 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	72 hr
Jan 24, 1:38 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	LSX	Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more	46 hr
Jan 24, 1:47 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more	46 hr
Jan 24, 2:49 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		3 days
Jan 24, 11:00 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton and 16 more	6 hr
Jan 25, 1:48 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DVN	Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more	34 hr
Jan 25, 1:52 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	ILX	Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 19 more	34 hr
Jan 25, 1:55 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	LSX	Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey and 8 more	34 hr
Jan 25, 2:35 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	LOT	Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy and 12 more	32 hr
Jan 25, 9:23 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LOT	Cook	15 hr
Jan 26, 1:41 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 16 more	27 hr
Jan 26, 1:49 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	LSX	Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Marion and 5 more	25 hr
Jan 27, 2:12 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 17 more	32 hr
Jan 27, 2:27 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	LSX	Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Marion, Montgomery	19 hr
Jan 29, 2:58 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LOT	Cook	35 hr
Jan 29, 12:58 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more	47 hr
Jan 29, 1:29 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	Cook, DuPage, Lake	30 hr
Jan 29, 2:16 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LOT		48 hr
Jan 29, 8:48 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LOT	Cook	30 hr
Jan 30, 3:02 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	Cook, Will	33 hr
Jan 30, 1:42 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	Will	22 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	9
Tornado Warning	1
Mesoscale Discussion	3
Special Weather Statement	16
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	1
Areal Flood Advisory	4
River Flood Advisory	1
Winter
Snow Squall Warning	7
Winter Storm Warning	5
Winter Storm Watch	5
Winter Weather Advisory	11
Cold
Extreme Cold Warning	6
Extreme Cold Watch	3
Cold Weather Advisory	18
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	4
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5
Marine
Gale Warning	6
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	3
Special Marine Warning	3
Gale Watch	2
Heavy Freezing Spray Watch	1
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.