Alert archive / Illinois / Lake County

Weather alerts in Lake County, Illinois, 2021

119 weather alerts in 2021, 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
119
Warnings
15
Watches
15
Advisories
43
Busiest month
August32 alerts
Busiest day
August 24, 20215 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

Lake County, 2021

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings00
Severe thunderstorm warnings6517%3394%36 min
Flash flood warnings110%0

Each office's whole area, 2021

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Chicago, IL: tornado warnings411271%2556%16 min
NWS Chicago, IL: severe thunderstorm warnings1167535%39887%31 min
NWS Chicago, IL: flash flood warnings11736%2796%106 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 24, 3:05 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchLOT12 hr
Jan 24, 2:55 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningLOT48 hr
Jan 24, 3:08 PM CSTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryLOT45 hr
Jan 29, 3:23 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchLOT24 hr
Jan 29, 2:38 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningLOT51 hr
Jan 29, 2:43 PM CSTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryLOT60 hr
Feb 3, 2:29 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOT46 hr
Feb 6, 3:34 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryLOT32 hr
Feb 11, 4:10 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOT12 hr
Feb 13, 3:33 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryLOT56 hr
Feb 14, 2:19 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningLOT49 hr
Feb 14, 2:19 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOT43 hr
Feb 15, 2:52 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 28, 6:29 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT6 hr
Mar 9, 8:46 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLOT52 hr
Mar 10, 3:25 AM CSTWind AdvisoryLOT23 hr
Mar 10, 9:34 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLOT9 hr
Mar 11, 6:16 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLOT48 hr
Mar 11, 8:12 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLOT60 hr
Mar 15, 2:58 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOT16 hr
Mar 17, 3:39 AM CDTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryLOT46 hr
Mar 17, 2:35 PM CDTWind AdvisoryLOT28 hr
Mar 25, 3:29 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLOT23 hr
Mar 25, 3:42 AM CDTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryLOT33 hr
Mar 29, 2:56 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLOT22 hr
Apr 7, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT40 min
Apr 19, 3:45 AM CDTFreeze WatchLOT11 hr
Apr 19, 2:58 PM CDTFreeze WarningLOT42 hr
Apr 21, 3:22 AM CDTFreeze WarningLOT29 hr
Apr 29, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT59 min
Apr 29, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT46 min
Apr 30, 2:50 PM CDTWind AdvisoryLOT28 hr
May 7, 2:07 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryLOT18 hr
May 10, 2:23 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryLOT18 hr
May 11, 2:11 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryLOT17 hr
May 12, 2:41 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryLOT16 hr
May 24, 1:43 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT4 hr
May 26, 9:19 PM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOT3 days
Jun 12, 1:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT112 min
Jun 12, 1:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jun 15, 2:54 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOT28 hr
Jun 18, 4:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT23 min
Jun 20, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jun 20, 11:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT4 hr
Jun 28, 3:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchLOT40 hr
Jun 30, 4:01 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOT59 hr
Jul 7, 2:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jul 10, 11:06 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOT40 hr
Jul 14, 2:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jul 15, 2:14 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Jul 19, 3:52 PM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOT44 hr
Jul 24, 3:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 24, 3:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 24, 3:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT41 min
Jul 28, 4:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT43 min
Jul 28, 3:44 PM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOT51 hr
Jul 29, 12:32 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jul 29, 1:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 29, 1:34 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jul 29, 1:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT71 min
Jul 31, 2:51 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOT52 hr
Aug 6, 3:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Aug 6, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT56 min
Aug 8, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT38 min
Aug 8, 6:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT25 min
Aug 9, 12:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 9, 2:43 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Aug 9, 2:46 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryLOT28 hr
Aug 9, 5:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Aug 10, 3:07 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryLOT28 hr
Aug 10, 3:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 10, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 10, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLOT86 min
Aug 11, 8:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Aug 11, 9:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT59 min
Aug 11, 9:52 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Aug 11, 7:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Aug 11, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Aug 11, 11:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Aug 20, 5:23 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT3 hr
Aug 21, 10:08 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOT39 hr
Aug 24, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Aug 24, 4:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT3 hr
Aug 24, 6:13 PM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOT4 hr
Aug 24, 6:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT17 min
Aug 24, 6:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLOT3 hr
Aug 24, 7:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT67 min
Aug 24, 7:31 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT3 hr
Aug 29, 1:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Aug 29, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT35 min
Aug 29, 2:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT40 min
Aug 29, 3:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLOT43 min
Aug 30, 7:06 PM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOT63 hr
Sep 7, 12:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Sep 7, 1:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Sep 7, 1:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT55 min
Sep 7, 2:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOT3 hr
Sep 7, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOT30 min
Sep 17, 2:53 PM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOT28 hr
Sep 20, 2:39 PM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOT4 days
Sep 27, 3:10 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementLOT34 hr
Oct 8, 5:52 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT3 hr
Oct 8, 9:45 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT6 hr
Oct 11, 12:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Oct 11, 3:10 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Oct 11, 6:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Oct 22, 1:29 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryLOT19 hr
Oct 23, 2:51 PM CDTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryLOT56 hr
Oct 24, 3:10 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLOT36 hr
Oct 28, 9:08 PM CDTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryLOT34 hr
Oct 31, 2:37 AM CDTFreeze WarningLOT30 hr
Dec 3, 10:49 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT3 hr
Dec 5, 1:54 PM CSTWind AdvisoryLOT22 hr
Dec 10, 2:56 AM CSTWind AdvisoryLOT36 hr
Dec 14, 3:19 AM CSTHigh Wind WatchLOT24 hr
Dec 15, 3:09 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningLOT30 hr
Dec 27, 8:11 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLOT4 hr
Dec 27, 2:03 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOT28 hr
Dec 28, 8:59 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr

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.

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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.