Weather alerts in Cook County, Illinois, 2022

190 weather alerts in 2022, 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 2022. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 190
Warnings: 54
Watches: 22
Advisories: 62
Busiest month: July44 alerts
Busiest day: July 5, 202217 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 4, 3:43 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	41 hr
Jan 7, 2:17 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	34 hr
Jan 22, 9:21 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	32 hr
Jan 23, 3:17 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	22 hr
Jan 25, 3:13 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	31 hr
Jan 27, 3:07 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LOT	18 hr
Jan 27, 9:13 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LOT	17 hr
Jan 27, 9:13 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	24 hr
Jan 31, 3:41 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LOT	23 hr
Jan 31, 2:07 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LOT	3 days
Feb 1, 2:38 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	39 hr
Feb 2, 5:49 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	33 hr
Feb 7, 3:00 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Feb 15, 3:02 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LOT	13 hr
Feb 16, 3:24 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LOT	15 hr
Feb 16, 3:55 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LOT	44 hr
Feb 16, 3:55 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	24 hr
Feb 16, 3:04 PM CST	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	LOT	39 hr
Feb 16, 9:32 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	12 hr
Feb 17, 4:07 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	17 hr
Feb 17, 9:21 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Feb 17, 10:55 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	7 hr
Feb 17, 3:17 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Feb 17, 7:56 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	13 hr
Feb 18, 10:26 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	23 hr
Feb 18, 8:07 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Feb 18, 9:30 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	LOT	60 min
Feb 19, 2:08 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LOT	25 hr
Feb 21, 8:16 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Feb 21, 2:01 PM CST	Flood Watch	LOT	22 hr
Feb 22, 12:59 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	9 hr
Feb 22, 2:36 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	16 hr
Feb 22, 11:09 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Feb 23, 2:50 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	39 hr
Mar 5, 3:25 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LOT	30 hr
Mar 5, 8:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Mar 5, 10:32 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Mar 5, 10:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LOT	60 min
Mar 5, 11:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LOT	51 min
Mar 6, 2:36 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	21 hr
Mar 25, 3:03 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	19 hr
Mar 25, 2:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 25, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LOT	46 min
Apr 5, 4:10 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	11 hr
Apr 13, 1:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Apr 13, 2:08 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	21 hr
Apr 13, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	48 min
Apr 14, 10:41 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	LOT	8 hr
Apr 25, 3:01 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	LOT	24 hr
Apr 26, 3:20 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	LOT	29 hr
Apr 26, 3:20 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	LOT	29 hr
Apr 30, 1:46 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 30, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	66 min
Apr 30, 4:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LOT	10 min
Apr 30, 6:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
May 19, 1:56 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	7 hr
May 20, 12:05 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	7 hr
May 20, 7:10 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 20, 10:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	34 min
May 25, 3:41 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	17 hr
May 25, 3:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
May 25, 3:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	42 min
May 25, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	45 min
May 25, 8:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	4 hr
May 26, 3:29 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	37 hr
May 31, 3:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 1, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	16 min
Jun 7, 8:06 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	8 hr
Jun 12, 3:37 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LOT	3 days
Jun 13, 5:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 13, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	74 min
Jun 13, 5:51 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	3 hr
Jun 13, 5:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	33 min
Jun 13, 6:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	62 min
Jun 13, 6:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Jun 13, 6:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	48 min
Jun 14, 3:46 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	LOT	40 hr
Jun 16, 12:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	37 min
Jun 17, 2:18 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	25 hr
Jun 20, 2:40 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LOT	29 hr
Jul 2, 4:03 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Jul 4, 2:22 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LOT	30 hr
Jul 4, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	46 min
Jul 4, 8:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 4, 9:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jul 4, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	50 min
Jul 4, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	59 min
Jul 4, 11:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jul 4, 11:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Jul 4, 11:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	69 min
Jul 4, 11:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	62 min
Jul 5, 12:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	38 min
Jul 5, 12:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	5 hr
Jul 5, 12:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	5 hr
Jul 5, 12:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	69 min
Jul 5, 1:02 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jul 5, 3:54 AM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	23 hr
Jul 5, 3:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jul 5, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 5, 6:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jul 5, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	34 min
Jul 5, 10:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jul 5, 11:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 7, 3:44 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	54 hr
Jul 13, 3:07 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	24 hr
Jul 17, 4:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Jul 21, 5:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 22, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	19 min
Jul 23, 1:06 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 23, 2:52 AM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	9 hr
Jul 23, 4:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 23, 4:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	64 min
Jul 23, 5:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Jul 23, 5:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	76 min
Jul 23, 5:35 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jul 23, 5:47 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	28 min
Jul 23, 7:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	27 hr
Jul 23, 7:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	34 hr
Jul 23, 10:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Jul 23, 1:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
Jul 23, 2:28 PM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	20 hr
Jul 24, 8:42 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	2 hr
Jul 27, 2:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	29 min
Jul 27, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	46 min
Aug 2, 2:18 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LOT	25 hr
Aug 3, 1:13 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Aug 3, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	46 min
Aug 3, 1:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LOT	53 min
Aug 3, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	35 min
Aug 3, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 3, 2:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	45 min
Aug 3, 3:43 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	32 hr
Aug 7, 5:02 AM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	29 hr
Aug 7, 11:23 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	2 hr
Aug 7, 11:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	3 hr
Aug 7, 3:37 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	48 hr
Aug 10, 3:39 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	54 hr
Aug 13, 3:07 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	43 hr
Aug 16, 3:56 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	18 hr
Aug 18, 5:52 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Aug 25, 4:46 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	41 hr
Aug 28, 1:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 28, 3:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Aug 28, 5:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Aug 28, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	29 min
Aug 29, 9:42 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 29, 10:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Aug 29, 11:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	50 min
Aug 29, 12:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	46 min
Aug 29, 12:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	61 min
Aug 29, 12:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 2, 2:53 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	67 hr
Sep 10, 4:09 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	59 hr
Sep 11, 2:38 AM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	31 hr
Sep 11, 7:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	113 min
Sep 11, 9:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	3 hr
Sep 11, 10:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Sep 11, 12:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	4 hr
Sep 11, 1:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Sep 11, 2:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Sep 11, 3:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	9 hr
Sep 11, 4:55 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	4 hr
Sep 11, 10:01 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	21 days
Sep 11, 10:04 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	21 days
Sep 15, 2:36 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Sep 18, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	47 min
Sep 18, 11:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	35 min
Sep 20, 12:22 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	7 hr
Sep 20, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	2 hr
Sep 20, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	59 min
Sep 20, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	51 min
Sep 20, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	44 min
Sep 21, 4:04 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	48 hr
Sep 24, 3:08 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	4 days
Oct 7, 3:06 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	LOT	29 hr
Oct 13, 2:26 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	LOT	13 hr
Oct 31, 3:07 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	9 hr
Oct 31, 9:17 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	13 hr
Nov 4, 3:18 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	40 hr
Nov 5, 2:21 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	LOT	17 hr
Nov 5, 9:51 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Nov 5, 11:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	63 min
Nov 14, 2:27 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	35 hr
Dec 2, 3:39 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LOT	29 hr
Dec 7, 1:02 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	9 hr
Dec 10, 8:40 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Dec 19, 2:30 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LOT	44 hr
Dec 21, 10:41 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LOT	3 days
Dec 24, 3:19 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	9 hr
Dec 24, 1:05 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	21 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	28
Tornado Warning	6
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	8
Tornado Watch	2
Mesoscale Discussion	25
Special Weather Statement	9
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	3
Flash Flood Warning	4
River Flood Warning	2
Flood Watch	6
River Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	16
River Flood Advisory	2
Winter
Snow Squall Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	4
Winter Storm Watch	4
Winter Weather Advisory	16
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	1
Heat Advisory	4
Cold
Freeze Warning	3
Frost Advisory	2
Wind Chill Advisory	2
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	2
Wind Advisory	8
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	11
Coast and beach
Lakeshore Flood Advisory	1
Beach Hazards Statement	18

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.