Alert archive / Illinois / Ford County

Weather alerts in Ford County, Illinois, 2025

131 weather alerts in 2025, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Ford County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2025. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
131
Warnings
27
Watches
18
Advisories
46
Busiest month
March24 alerts
Busiest day
May 16, 20258 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

2 of 2 tornado warnings covering Ford County in 2025 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 3 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 4 minutes after it went out.

Ford County, 2025

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings220%333%4 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings191332%1362%27 min
Flash flood warnings00

Each office's whole area, 2025

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Chicago, IL: tornado warnings19668%2348%11 min
NWS Chicago, IL: severe thunderstorm warnings1379531%62886%25 min
NWS Chicago, IL: flash flood warnings341944%13078%56 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 4, 1:39 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOT50 hr
Jan 18, 1:21 PM CSTCold Weather AdvisoryLOT46 hr
Jan 19, 12:58 PM CSTCold Weather AdvisoryLOT59 hr
Jan 30, 8:28 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT13 hr
Feb 4, 2:21 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOT40 hr
Feb 8, 2:00 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOT16 hr
Feb 11, 11:41 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOT39 hr
Feb 14, 2:04 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOT14 hr
Feb 17, 2:27 AM CSTCold Weather AdvisoryLOT34 hr
Feb 27, 1:55 PM CSTWind AdvisoryLOT31 hr
Feb 28, 10:47 AM CSTRed Flag WarningLOT7 hr
Mar 4, 3:06 PM CSTWind AdvisoryLOT33 hr
Mar 13, 3:40 AM CDTHigh Wind WatchLOT35 hr
Mar 13, 3:40 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLOT51 hr
Mar 13, 10:36 AM CDTFire Weather WatchLOT24 hr
Mar 14, 4:11 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLOT20 hr
Mar 14, 2:26 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningLOT18 hr
Mar 14, 2:26 PM CDTWind AdvisoryLOT26 hr
Mar 14, 7:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 14, 8:02 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Mar 14, 10:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Mar 14, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLOT77 min
Mar 15, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT24 min
Mar 18, 8:57 PM CDTWind AdvisoryLOT31 hr
Mar 19, 12:16 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Mar 19, 3:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Mar 19, 4:44 PM CDTDust Storm AdvisoryLOT2 hr
Mar 19, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT39 min
Mar 19, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT43 min
Mar 19, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT35 min
Mar 23, 3:15 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLOT21 hr
Mar 30, 12:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 30, 1:13 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
Mar 30, 1:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT57 min
Mar 30, 2:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Apr 2, 3:44 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLOT15 hr
Apr 2, 9:48 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Apr 2, 11:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT82 min
Apr 2, 2:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 2, 3:17 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 2, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT58 min
Apr 2, 5:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT3 hr
Apr 14, 11:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT44 min
Apr 14, 11:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT38 min
Apr 18, 2:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 20, 9:01 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC116 min
Apr 20, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT78 min
Apr 20, 9:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Apr 30, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT30 min
Apr 30, 11:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT16 min
May 15, 10:12 AM CDTFire Weather WatchLOT23 hr
May 15, 3:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
May 15, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC4 hr
May 15, 7:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLOT54 min
May 15, 7:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
May 15, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLOT60 min
May 16, 10:56 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLOT10 hr
May 16, 3:52 PM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryLOT5 hr
May 16, 4:48 PM CDTDust Storm WarningLOT117 min
May 16, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT65 min
May 16, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr
May 20, 1:42 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
May 20, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT41 min
May 20, 4:06 PM CDTTornado WarningLOT39 min
May 20, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT76 min
May 20, 4:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT3 hr
Jun 18, 10:57 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 18, 12:01 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 18, 12:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 18, 1:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT54 min
Jun 18, 1:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT3 hr
Jun 20, 3:50 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryLOT5 days
Jun 29, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT93 min
Jun 29, 4:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT3 hr
Jun 30, 2:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Jul 10, 2:37 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT6 hr
Jul 10, 10:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Jul 11, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT35 min
Jul 14, 12:07 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT9 hr
Jul 16, 12:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 16, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT49 min
Jul 16, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT41 min
Jul 20, 7:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT43 min
Jul 20, 7:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILX19 min
Jul 21, 3:48 AM CDTExtreme Heat WatchLOT34 hr
Jul 22, 3:21 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryLOT64 hr
Jul 24, 2:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 24, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 25, 10:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jul 26, 12:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT51 min
Jul 26, 1:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Jul 26, 4:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Jul 27, 1:27 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryLOT31 hr
Jul 30, 3:18 AM CDTFlood WatchLOT25 hr
Jul 30, 12:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 30, 1:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT4 hr
Aug 12, 2:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 16, 3:29 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryLOT17 hr
Aug 16, 8:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT26 min
Aug 16, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT35 min
Aug 16, 9:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT3 hr
Aug 16, 9:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT26 min
Aug 16, 9:56 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT4 hr
Aug 16, 10:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT18 min
Aug 17, 5:22 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT113 min
Aug 17, 6:07 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT113 min
Oct 22, 2:41 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryLOT30 hr
Oct 23, 3:07 AM CDTFreeze WarningLOT29 hr
Nov 9, 2:24 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOT36 hr
Nov 20, 7:20 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT9 hr
Nov 25, 2:03 AM CSTWind AdvisoryLOT42 hr
Nov 25, 6:44 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT3 hr
Nov 27, 3:07 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchLOT32 hr
Nov 28, 2:03 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningLOT48 hr
Nov 29, 10:42 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Dec 1, 1:54 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOT25 hr
Dec 12, 2:21 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOT28 hr
Dec 12, 2:28 PM CSTCold Weather AdvisoryLOT46 hr
Dec 13, 9:43 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Dec 14, 1:26 PM CSTCold Weather AdvisoryLOT17 hr
Dec 18, 12:51 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLOT54 min
Dec 24, 8:16 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT8 hr
Dec 26, 5:19 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT6 hr
Dec 27, 1:25 PM CSTWind AdvisoryLOT50 hr
Dec 28, 7:16 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Dec 28, 10:12 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT63 min
Dec 28, 1:18 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Dec 28, 2:47 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Dec 28, 3:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT34 min
Dec 28, 3:25 PM CSTTornado WarningLOT20 min
Dec 28, 3:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT33 min

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.