Weather alerts in Lake County, Illinois, 2011

199 weather alerts in 2011, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Lake County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2011. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 199
Warnings: 62
Watches: 27
Advisories: 49
Busiest month: July44 alerts
Busiest day: May 11, 201110 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 10, 3:29 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	41 hr
Jan 17, 4:10 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	24 hr
Jan 19, 2:50 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	44 hr
Jan 30, 5:26 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LOT	6 hr
Jan 30, 11:34 AM CST	Blizzard Watch	LOT	28 hr
Jan 31, 4:04 AM CST	Lakeshore Flood Watch	LOT	24 hr
Jan 31, 3:20 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	LOT	48 hr
Feb 1, 4:03 AM CST	Lakeshore Flood Warning	LOT	28 hr
Feb 1, 3:36 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Feb 2, 2:33 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Feb 2, 4:31 AM CST	Wind Chill Watch	LOT	11 hr
Feb 2, 8:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	53 min
Feb 2, 3:26 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	19 hr
Feb 8, 3:50 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	29 hr
Feb 9, 3:09 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	19 hr
Feb 16, 8:32 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Feb 18, 9:52 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MKX	9 days
Feb 19, 4:44 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LOT	11 hr
Feb 19, 3:51 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LOT	18 hr
Feb 20, 4:35 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Feb 20, 8:35 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	7 days
Feb 20, 8:35 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	57 hr
Feb 20, 9:30 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	14 hr
Feb 21, 4:18 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	24 hr
Feb 21, 6:50 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	16 hr
Feb 24, 4:12 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	27 hr
Feb 26, 9:12 PM CST	Freezing Rain Advisory	LOT	7 hr
Feb 27, 3:37 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	12 hr
Feb 27, 8:49 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Mar 4, 10:02 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	44 hr
Mar 5, 8:31 AM CST	River Flood Watch	MKX	3 hr
Mar 5, 11:43 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MKX	22 hr
Mar 6, 8:38 PM CST	River Flood Watch	MKX	62 hr
Mar 9, 10:07 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	49 hr
Mar 9, 10:13 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	50 hr
Mar 9, 11:00 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MKX	59 hr
Mar 11, 10:38 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	64 hr
Mar 20, 3:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	7 hr
Mar 20, 3:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	44 min
Mar 20, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	26 min
Mar 20, 4:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	11 days
Mar 20, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	15 min
Mar 20, 8:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	7 days
Mar 20, 8:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	4 days
Apr 3, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 3, 9:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	9 min
Apr 3, 9:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	8 min
Apr 3, 10:23 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	67 min
Apr 4, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	60 min
Apr 4, 1:53 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Apr 7, 5:13 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	7 hr
Apr 14, 5:04 AM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Statement	LOT	39 hr
Apr 15, 4:12 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	16 hr
Apr 19, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	31 min
Apr 19, 7:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	22 min
Apr 20, 5:03 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	6 hr
Apr 20, 10:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	13 days
Apr 20, 11:02 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	3 days
Apr 20, 11:02 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	34 hr
Apr 20, 11:02 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	48 hr
Apr 22, 10:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	3 days
Apr 22, 6:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	27 min
Apr 22, 9:23 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	50 hr
Apr 23, 12:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	10 hr
Apr 26, 4:26 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	6 days
Apr 26, 9:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	6 days
Apr 26, 9:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	4 days
May 3, 4:02 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	LOT	16 hr
May 11, 3:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	56 min
May 11, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	54 min
May 11, 4:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	32 min
May 11, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	36 min
May 11, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	54 min
May 11, 5:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	4 hr
May 11, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	49 min
May 11, 5:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	33 min
May 11, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	27 min
May 11, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
May 12, 3:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	32 min
May 19, 8:26 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	14 hr
May 20, 11:54 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	6 hr
May 22, 1:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
May 22, 2:04 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
May 22, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	19 min
May 22, 7:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	53 min
May 22, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	58 min
May 22, 11:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	53 min
May 26, 10:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	23 hr
May 29, 2:10 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	7 hr
May 29, 8:39 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
May 29, 8:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 29, 10:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	6 hr
May 29, 11:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	67 min
May 29, 12:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	5 hr
May 29, 12:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	77 min
May 29, 3:44 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	42 hr
May 29, 5:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	12 hr
May 31, 12:59 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 31, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	55 min
May 31, 2:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 6, 6:15 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jun 6, 7:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jun 8, 11:08 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jun 8, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 8, 5:17 PM CDT	Rip Current Statement	LOT	17 hr
Jun 8, 8:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Jun 8, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	50 min
Jun 8, 10:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Jun 8, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	59 min
Jun 8, 11:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Jun 9, 5:46 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Jun 9, 3:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LOT	17 hr
Jun 14, 3:14 PM CDT	Rip Current Statement	LOT	14 hr
Jun 15, 9:40 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	LOT	3 hr
Jun 19, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	26 min
Jun 21, 11:45 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 21, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jun 21, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	53 min
Jun 21, 8:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	52 min
Jun 30, 10:59 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LOT	34 hr
Jun 30, 8:07 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	23 min
Jun 30, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jun 30, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	24 min
Jun 30, 8:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	55 min
Jul 2, 1:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Jul 11, 5:07 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Jul 11, 5:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 11, 7:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	57 min
Jul 11, 7:10 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jul 11, 7:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	46 min
Jul 11, 7:50 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Jul 11, 8:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	42 min
Jul 11, 9:31 AM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Warning	LOT	3 hr
Jul 17, 3:40 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LOT	60 hr
Jul 18, 6:30 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 19, 2:26 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Watch	LOT	14 hr
Jul 19, 2:26 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	LOT	5 days
Jul 19, 10:53 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	10 hr
Jul 19, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	2 hr
Jul 21, 12:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
Jul 22, 4:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	40 min
Jul 22, 6:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Jul 22, 9:02 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	2 hr
Jul 23, 12:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
Jul 23, 6:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	5 hr
Jul 23, 11:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	19 hr
Jul 23, 4:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LOT	18 hr
Jul 27, 8:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	62 min
Jul 27, 9:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Jul 27, 9:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	50 min
Jul 27, 10:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	4 hr
Jul 27, 11:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LOT	43 hr
Jul 27, 1:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	91 min
Jul 27, 3:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	19 hr
Jul 27, 6:54 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Jul 27, 7:43 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 27, 9:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Jul 27, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	80 min
Jul 28, 12:36 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jul 28, 9:28 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	20 hr
Jul 28, 9:28 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	48 hr
Jul 28, 11:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jul 29, 1:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	52 min
Jul 29, 5:37 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	5 hr
Aug 2, 3:38 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LOT	20 hr
Aug 2, 6:19 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Aug 2, 12:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Aug 2, 3:43 PM CDT	Rip Current Statement	LOT	42 hr
Aug 2, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Aug 2, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	70 min
Aug 2, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	66 min
Aug 13, 11:45 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	60 min
Aug 13, 12:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Aug 13, 12:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	50 min
Aug 13, 4:44 PM CDT	Rip Current Statement	LOT	41 hr
Aug 17, 3:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Aug 20, 8:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	37 min
Aug 20, 9:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	65 min
Aug 26, 4:27 PM CDT	Rip Current Statement	LOT	59 hr
Sep 3, 12:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Sep 3, 4:45 PM CDT	Rip Current Statement	LOT	6 days
Sep 18, 3:35 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	LOT	15 hr
Sep 25, 10:13 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	LOT	24 hr
Sep 28, 3:37 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	45 hr
Sep 28, 4:28 PM CDT	Rip Current Statement	LOT	4 days
Sep 29, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	60 min
Sep 29, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	27 min
Oct 18, 1:39 PM CDT	High Wind Watch	LOT	14 hr
Oct 18, 1:58 PM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Warning	LOT	55 hr
Oct 19, 3:56 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	LOT	30 hr
Oct 21, 2:01 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	LOT	18 hr
Oct 23, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	23 min
Oct 27, 2:48 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	LOT	16 hr
Oct 28, 3:42 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	LOT	17 hr
Nov 12, 4:08 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LOT	26 hr
Nov 18, 10:20 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LOT	7 hr
Nov 28, 1:30 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LOT	35 hr
Nov 28, 1:38 PM CST	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	LOT	39 hr
Dec 14, 8:37 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	12 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	27
Tornado Warning	1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	12
Tornado Watch	2
Mesoscale Discussion	30
Special Weather Statement	20
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	3
Flash Flood Warning	6
River Flood Warning	17
Flash Flood Watch	3
River Flood Watch	3
Areal Flood Advisory	8
River Flood Advisory	12
Winter
Blizzard Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	1
Blizzard Watch	1
Winter Storm Watch	2
Freezing Rain Advisory	1
Winter Weather Advisory	6
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	1
Excessive Heat Watch	1
Heat Advisory	3
Cold
Freeze Warning	1
Wind Chill Watch	1
Frost Advisory	3
Wind Chill Advisory	4
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	6
Coast and beach
Lakeshore Flood Warning	3
Lakeshore Flood Watch	1
Lakeshore Flood Advisory	1
Lakeshore Flood Statement	1
Rip Current Statement	10

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.