Weather alerts in Lake County, Illinois, 2015

167 weather alerts in 2015, 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 167
Warnings: 44
Watches: 29
Advisories: 57
Busiest month: December30 alerts
Busiest day: July 18, 20158 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 2, 3:33 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	23 hr
Jan 4, 3:29 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	33 hr
Jan 4, 3:29 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LOT	23 hr
Jan 5, 2:49 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	25 hr
Jan 6, 3:43 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	LOT	31 hr
Jan 7, 10:52 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	25 hr
Jan 8, 4:03 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	23 hr
Jan 8, 5:38 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	16 hr
Jan 9, 3:15 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	30 hr
Jan 26, 4:44 PM CST	Freezing Rain Advisory	LOT	13 hr
Jan 30, 10:37 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LOT	16 hr
Jan 31, 2:46 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LOT	45 hr
Feb 1, 4:08 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	LOT	23 hr
Feb 1, 4:11 AM CST	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	LOT	24 hr
Feb 14, 3:52 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	29 hr
Feb 18, 3:50 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	32 hr
Feb 19, 2:58 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	15 hr
Feb 22, 3:44 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	29 hr
Feb 26, 12:36 AM CST	Lake Effect Snow Advisory	LOT	10 hr
Feb 26, 10:07 AM CST	Lake Effect Snow Warning	LOT	12 hr
Feb 26, 3:03 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	LOT	18 hr
Mar 2, 11:44 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	24 hr
Mar 10, 1:05 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	12 hr
Mar 10, 7:05 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	14 hr
Mar 13, 10:22 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	5 days
Mar 22, 3:19 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	21 hr
Mar 23, 4:58 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Apr 4, 4:34 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	LOT	12 hr
Apr 8, 5:34 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	15 hr
Apr 9, 10:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Apr 9, 1:48 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Apr 9, 3:23 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	4 days
Apr 9, 6:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Apr 9, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	24 min
Apr 9, 10:27 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Apr 10, 10:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	4 days
Apr 10, 11:39 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	36 hr
Apr 10, 2:17 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	5 hr
Apr 10, 3:43 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	6 hr
Apr 10, 9:11 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	11 hr
Apr 10, 9:25 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	3 days
Apr 11, 10:26 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	60 hr
Apr 21, 3:16 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	16 hr
Apr 22, 3:25 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	LOT	17 hr
Apr 23, 4:22 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	LOT	16 hr
May 5, 2:40 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	20 hr
May 8, 4:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	27 min
May 10, 6:48 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	13 hr
May 26, 11:22 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
May 29, 2:56 PM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	LOT	37 hr
May 30, 4:15 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	59 hr
Jun 8, 2:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	27 min
Jun 8, 2:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	37 min
Jun 8, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	44 min
Jun 8, 3:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jun 11, 2:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LOT	20 hr
Jun 15, 4:10 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LOT	24 hr
Jun 22, 9:14 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	61 min
Jun 22, 9:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr
Jun 22, 11:00 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 22, 7:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Jun 23, 3:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LOT	44 hr
Jul 2, 3:20 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	25 hr
Jul 6, 4:34 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	35 hr
Jul 6, 10:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Jul 12, 2:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LOT	33 hr
Jul 13, 3:49 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jul 13, 4:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 13, 5:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	38 min
Jul 13, 5:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	64 min
Jul 13, 6:28 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Jul 13, 4:01 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 13, 6:59 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jul 13, 10:22 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Jul 14, 5:05 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	38 hr
Jul 17, 10:45 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LOT	33 hr
Jul 18, 12:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Jul 18, 1:31 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 18, 1:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LOT	5 hr
Jul 18, 3:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Jul 18, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	35 min
Jul 18, 3:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	13 min
Jul 18, 3:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
Jul 18, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	13 min
Jul 18, 9:06 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	41 hr
Jul 18, 9:27 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	36 hr
Aug 2, 8:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Aug 2, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	45 min
Aug 2, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Aug 2, 8:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	20 min
Aug 2, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	64 min
Aug 2, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	63 min
Aug 10, 1:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	62 min
Aug 14, 8:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	21 min
Aug 17, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	26 min
Aug 18, 1:35 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Aug 18, 8:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Aug 18, 8:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
Aug 31, 12:50 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	8 hr
Sep 8, 9:52 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Sep 10, 3:32 AM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Statement	LOT	13 hr
Sep 10, 4:13 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	60 hr
Sep 17, 1:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Sep 17, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	38 min
Sep 18, 12:31 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	8 hr
Sep 18, 3:43 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LOT	23 hr
Sep 18, 9:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	5 days
Sep 18, 9:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	6 days
Sep 18, 3:16 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	31 hr
Sep 18, 6:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
Sep 19, 2:34 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LOT	36 hr
Sep 20, 8:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	22 hr
Sep 21, 8:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	22 hr
Oct 1, 4:04 AM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Statement	LOT	23 hr
Oct 2, 3:28 AM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	LOT	49 hr
Oct 15, 3:43 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	LOT	24 hr
Oct 16, 3:13 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	LOT	30 hr
Oct 19, 3:23 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	LOT	16 hr
Nov 3, 7:08 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	15 hr
Nov 10, 2:51 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LOT	51 hr
Nov 11, 6:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Nov 11, 7:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	29 min
Nov 11, 9:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	72 min
Nov 16, 10:34 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	5 days
Nov 19, 3:46 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LOT	24 hr
Nov 19, 9:38 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LOT	7 hr
Nov 20, 3:24 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LOT	41 hr
Nov 21, 6:28 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Nov 21, 6:32 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Nov 25, 10:09 AM CST	River Flood Watch	LOT	33 hr
Nov 26, 9:52 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	4 days
Nov 26, 7:25 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	11 days
Nov 26, 7:25 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	9 days
Nov 26, 8:32 PM CST	River Flood Watch	MKX	15 hr
Nov 27, 3:40 AM CST	Lakeshore Flood Advisory	LOT	17 hr
Nov 27, 9:42 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	3 days
Nov 27, 10:31 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MKX	5 days
Dec 1, 11:13 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	53 hr
Dec 4, 8:01 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	16 hr
Dec 6, 9:18 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	24 hr
Dec 12, 4:22 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	25 hr
Dec 12, 9:58 AM CST	River Flood Watch	LOT	7 days
Dec 12, 9:59 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	7 days
Dec 12, 8:52 PM CST	River Flood Watch	LOT	37 hr
Dec 13, 10:28 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MKX	6 days
Dec 14, 9:56 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	5 days
Dec 14, 10:06 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	5 days
Dec 15, 11:26 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	5 days
Dec 16, 9:11 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	4 days
Dec 22, 9:35 AM CST	River Flood Watch	LOT	49 hr
Dec 22, 9:35 AM CST	River Flood Watch	LOT	5 days
Dec 22, 8:01 PM CST	River Flood Watch	MKX	6 days
Dec 23, 6:03 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MKX	5 days
Dec 23, 9:41 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Dec 23, 11:30 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LOT	16 hr
Dec 24, 10:26 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	3 days
Dec 26, 3:32 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LOT	24 hr
Dec 26, 3:34 PM CST	Lakeshore Flood Watch	LOT	23 hr
Dec 27, 11:12 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	57 hr
Dec 27, 11:12 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	46 hr
Dec 27, 2:54 PM CST	High Wind Warning	LOT	28 hr
Dec 27, 2:57 PM CST	Lakeshore Flood Warning	LOT	33 hr
Dec 27, 3:07 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LOT	33 hr
Dec 28, 5:26 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 28, 11:49 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	LOT	3 days
Dec 28, 12:13 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 28, 5:27 PM CST	Areal 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	10
Tornado Warning	1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	4
Tornado Watch	4
Mesoscale Discussion	20
Special Weather Statement	9
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	4
River Flood Warning	18
Flash Flood Watch	6
River Flood Watch	8
Areal Flood Advisory	5
River Flood Advisory	14
Winter
Blizzard Warning	1
Lake Effect Snow Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Watch	4
Freezing Rain Advisory	1
Lake Effect Snow Advisory	1
Winter Weather Advisory	5
Heat
Heat Advisory	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Wind Chill Warning	1
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	1
Wind Chill Advisory	9
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
Wind Advisory	6
Fire
Red Flag Warning	1
Fire Weather Watch	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	10
Coast and beach
Lakeshore Flood Warning	1
Lakeshore Flood Watch	1
Lakeshore Flood Advisory	4
Beach Hazards Statement	6
Lakeshore Flood Statement	2

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.