Weather alerts in Cook County, Illinois, 2013

145 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Cook County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 145
Warnings: 63
Watches: 12
Advisories: 23
Busiest month: June40 alerts
Busiest day: April 17, 201316 alerts

Over time

By month

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	Lasted
Jan 12, 6:17 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Jan 27, 3:31 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Jan 28, 9:59 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 28, 11:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	35 min
Jan 29, 4:56 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	34 min
Jan 29, 6:33 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	113 days
Jan 29, 7:37 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Jan 29, 9:00 PM CST	River Flood Watch	LOT	14 hr
Jan 29, 10:33 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	10 hr
Jan 30, 10:31 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	10 hr
Feb 7, 5:57 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Mar 5, 1:36 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Mar 10, 10:44 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	11 hr
Mar 10, 4:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	22 hr
Mar 10, 9:04 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	25 hr
Mar 11, 11:26 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	47 hr
Mar 12, 10:18 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	45 hr
Apr 6, 10:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	61 min
Apr 10, 7:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	66 min
Apr 17, 9:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr
Apr 17, 9:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	55 min
Apr 17, 10:49 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	6 hr
Apr 17, 10:49 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	6 hr
Apr 17, 11:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	58 min
Apr 17, 12:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
Apr 17, 1:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	63 min
Apr 17, 1:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Apr 17, 1:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	61 min
Apr 17, 3:11 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	61 hr
Apr 17, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	31 min
Apr 17, 3:18 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	15 hr
Apr 17, 4:20 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	10 days
Apr 17, 4:20 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	9 days
Apr 17, 4:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	4 hr
Apr 17, 6:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	18 hr
Apr 17, 10:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	39 hr
Apr 18, 4:05 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	LOT	8 hr
Apr 18, 5:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	46 hr
Apr 18, 5:58 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	8 hr
Apr 18, 6:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	61 min
Apr 18, 7:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	39 min
Apr 18, 7:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	36 min
Apr 18, 7:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	57 min
Apr 18, 12:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	8 hr
Apr 18, 7:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	36 hr
May 19, 9:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	68 min
May 20, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 20, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	62 min
May 20, 10:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	4 hr
May 20, 10:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	66 min
May 28, 8:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
May 28, 8:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	62 min
May 30, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	34 min
May 30, 4:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
May 30, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	47 min
May 30, 5:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
May 30, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 30, 10:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
May 31, 9:35 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	15 hr
Jun 12, 10:26 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	64 min
Jun 12, 3:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jun 12, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr
Jun 12, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	37 min
Jun 12, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	78 min
Jun 12, 5:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Jun 12, 6:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	3 hr
Jun 12, 6:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	18 min
Jun 12, 11:50 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jun 13, 6:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	13 hr
Jun 21, 12:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	58 min
Jun 21, 1:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Jun 23, 3:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	56 min
Jun 23, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	34 min
Jun 23, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	46 min
Jun 23, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	61 min
Jun 24, 2:11 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 24, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 24, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	81 min
Jun 24, 6:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	75 min
Jun 25, 2:38 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jun 25, 7:52 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Jun 26, 4:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Jun 26, 5:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
Jun 26, 7:13 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	4 hr
Jun 26, 8:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	56 hr
Jun 26, 9:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	38 min
Jun 26, 10:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
Jun 26, 11:19 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	22 hr
Jun 26, 11:34 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	23 hr
Jun 26, 4:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	18 hr
Jun 27, 9:31 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	56 hr
Jun 27, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	35 min
Jun 27, 5:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Jun 27, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	56 min
Jun 27, 5:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	4 hr
Jun 27, 6:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 27, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	62 min
Jun 28, 12:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Jun 28, 2:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	32 min
Jul 8, 10:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	55 min
Jul 18, 4:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	65 min
Jul 19, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	44 min
Jul 19, 9:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	34 min
Jul 20, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	66 min
Jul 20, 8:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Jul 20, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	60 min
Jul 22, 11:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	44 min
Aug 2, 7:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	26 min
Aug 2, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	26 min
Aug 2, 2:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Aug 7, 7:52 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Aug 7, 1:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Aug 30, 2:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 30, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	62 min
Aug 30, 5:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	61 min
Aug 30, 5:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Aug 30, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	65 min
Aug 30, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	65 min
Aug 31, 11:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	60 min
Sep 1, 8:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	26 min
Sep 11, 3:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	45 min
Sep 18, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	62 min
Sep 18, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	34 min
Sep 18, 7:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Sep 18, 8:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	32 min
Sep 18, 8:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
Sep 18, 8:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	31 min
Sep 18, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	53 min
Oct 3, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	59 min
Oct 3, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	48 min
Oct 5, 12:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Oct 5, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	59 min
Oct 5, 4:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Oct 30, 8:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Oct 31, 3:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Nov 6, 5:12 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Nov 17, 6:02 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	28 min
Nov 17, 8:40 AM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr
Nov 17, 10:49 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Nov 17, 11:25 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	50 min
Nov 17, 11:44 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	4 hr
Nov 17, 11:57 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Nov 17, 12:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	48 min
Nov 17, 12:46 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LOT	44 min
Nov 17, 12:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	47 min

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	37
Tornado Warning	1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	6
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	24
Special Weather Statement	23
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Warning	15
River Flood Warning	8
River Flood Watch	5
Areal Flood Advisory	16
River Flood Advisory	7

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.