Alert archive / Illinois / McLean County

Weather alerts in McLean County, Illinois, 2026

216 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

McLean County and its neighbors

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Alerts: 216
Warnings: 93
Watches: 33
Advisories: 38
Busiest month: June51 alerts
Busiest day: June 11, 202616 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 7, 2:35 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	9 hr
Jan 8, 7:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	33 min
Jan 8, 7:50 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Jan 8, 8:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	50 min
Jan 14, 9:06 AM CST	Snow Squall Warning	ILX	24 min
Jan 14, 9:07 AM CST	Snow Squall Warning Significant damage threat	ILX	23 min
Jan 14, 9:27 AM CST	Snow Squall Warning Significant damage threat	ILX	48 min
Jan 18, 2:07 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	34 hr
Jan 21, 2:44 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	ILX	24 hr
Jan 21, 4:35 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ILX	7 hr
Jan 22, 2:19 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	58 hr
Jan 22, 2:19 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	ILX	34 hr
Jan 23, 2:27 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ILX	61 hr
Jan 24, 1:47 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	46 hr
Jan 25, 1:52 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	ILX	34 hr
Jan 26, 1:41 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	27 hr
Jan 27, 2:12 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	32 hr
Feb 15, 7:22 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	3 hr
Feb 15, 6:48 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	15 hr
Feb 17, 1:40 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ILX	11 hr
Feb 18, 12:18 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	ILX	17 hr
Feb 19, 1:51 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ILX	19 hr
Feb 27, 2:31 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	5 hr
Mar 3, 3:29 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	16 min
Mar 3, 3:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	11 min
Mar 4, 7:09 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	14 hr
Mar 5, 9:28 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	12 hr
Mar 6, 4:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	47 min
Mar 6, 4:55 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	69 min
Mar 10, 11:16 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	29 min
Mar 10, 1:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Mar 10, 3:57 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr
Mar 10, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	31 min
Mar 10, 7:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Mar 10, 10:01 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Mar 11, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	42 min
Mar 12, 2:22 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ILX	38 hr
Mar 14, 11:32 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ILX	48 hr
Mar 15, 10:39 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	ILX	37 hr
Mar 15, 3:43 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Mar 15, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	51 min
Mar 15, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	39 min
Mar 15, 6:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	34 min
Mar 15, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	41 min
Mar 26, 2:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Mar 26, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Mar 26, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	40 min
Mar 26, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	39 min
Mar 26, 7:21 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Mar 31, 9:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	34 min
Mar 31, 2:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Mar 31, 11:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	16 min
Apr 1, 3:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	4 hr
Apr 1, 7:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	2 hr
Apr 1, 12:18 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ILX	31 hr
Apr 2, 5:39 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 3, 1:26 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 3, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	39 min
Apr 3, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	33 min
Apr 3, 3:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	35 min
Apr 3, 4:59 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 3, 5:18 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr
Apr 3, 6:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	39 min
Apr 3, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	45 min
Apr 3, 7:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	3 hr
Apr 3, 7:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Apr 3, 7:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	3 hr
Apr 3, 8:58 PM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	8 hr
Apr 3, 11:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	12 hr
Apr 5, 1:04 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	ILX	25 hr
Apr 6, 2:25 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	ILX	18 hr
Apr 12, 3:34 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	ILX	3 hr
Apr 13, 11:03 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Apr 14, 1:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 17, 1:04 PM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	15 hr
Apr 17, 3:31 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 17, 8:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 17, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	59 min
Apr 17, 8:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	40 min
Apr 17, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	45 min
Apr 17, 8:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	36 min
Apr 17, 8:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	47 min
Apr 17, 8:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Apr 17, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	45 min
Apr 17, 9:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	44 min
Apr 17, 9:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	37 min
Apr 18, 1:48 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	ILX	18 hr
Apr 18, 1:48 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	ILX	12 hr
Apr 19, 1:28 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	ILX	31 hr
Apr 27, 8:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 27, 10:31 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Apr 27, 10:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	25 min
Apr 27, 10:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	38 min
Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	61 min
Apr 27, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	32 min
Apr 27, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	47 min
Apr 27, 6:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	29 min
Apr 27, 6:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	53 min
May 3, 1:33 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	ILX	5 hr
May 4, 2:37 AM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	ILX	16 hr
May 4, 2:54 PM CDT	Dust Storm Warning	ILX	2 hr
May 4, 3:14 PM CDT	Dust Storm Warning	ILX	2 hr
May 4, 3:32 PM CDT	Dust Storm Warning	ILX	88 min
May 4, 3:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 4, 9:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
May 4, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	34 min
May 9, 2:03 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	6 hr
May 12, 1:43 AM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	ILX	17 hr
May 17, 5:40 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	ILX	2 hr
May 18, 8:40 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 18, 9:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	22 min
Jun 6, 5:39 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 8, 1:37 AM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	23 hr
Jun 8, 12:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Jun 10, 11:05 AM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	17 hr
Jun 10, 2:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Jun 10, 2:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jun 10, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	30 min
Jun 10, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	46 min
Jun 10, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	29 min
Jun 10, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	46 min
Jun 10, 6:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Jun 10, 7:06 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jun 10, 7:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jun 10, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 10, 8:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	38 min
Jun 10, 10:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	44 min
Jun 10, 11:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	40 min
Jun 10, 11:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	4 hr
Jun 10, 11:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	57 min
Jun 11, 12:00 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jun 11, 6:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	16 hr
Jun 11, 11:39 AM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	9 hr
Jun 11, 1:57 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 11, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	65 min
Jun 11, 6:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 11, 6:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	10 min
Jun 11, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	60 min
Jun 12, 7:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	38 hr
Jun 16, 12:22 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Jun 16, 1:10 PM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	30 hr
Jun 17, 7:49 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 17, 8:16 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Jun 17, 9:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	66 min
Jun 17, 10:43 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 17, 1:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Jun 17, 2:14 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr
Jun 17, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	50 min
Jun 17, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	31 min
Jun 17, 3:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	3 hr
Jun 17, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	41 min
Jun 17, 3:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	3 hr
Jun 17, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	26 min
Jun 17, 4:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	60 min
Jun 17, 4:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	3 hr
Jun 18, 7:26 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	20 hr
Jun 20, 1:45 AM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	45 hr
Jun 24, 1:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	33 min
Jun 24, 8:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	29 min
Jun 28, 2:13 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ILX	46 hr
Jun 28, 2:34 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	6 hr
Jun 30, 12:23 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	ILX	4 days
Jul 2, 11:44 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ILX	43 hr
Jul 3, 11:15 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 4, 11:24 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 4, 12:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 4, 3:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	40 min
Jul 4, 3:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	43 min
Jul 4, 3:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jul 10, 6:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	5 hr
Jul 20, 5:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 21, 5:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	25 min
Jul 24, 1:31 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ILX	61 hr
Jul 26, 12:23 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	ILX	45 hr
Jul 27, 2:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Aug 7, 2:48 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	5 hr
Aug 9, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 11, 7:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 11, 9:00 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 11, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	40 min
Aug 12, 6:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 12, 9:04 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Aug 12, 12:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
Aug 13, 2:02 AM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	36 hr
Aug 13, 2:29 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	7 hr
Aug 13, 10:28 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 13, 12:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 13, 12:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	44 min
Aug 13, 12:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	55 min
Aug 13, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	65 min
Aug 13, 1:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	2 hr
Aug 13, 2:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	2 hr
Aug 13, 11:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Aug 14, 1:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	52 min
Aug 14, 1:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	7 hr
Aug 14, 12:15 PM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	22 hr
Aug 15, 1:09 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	6 hr
Aug 15, 2:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	5 hr
Aug 15, 2:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	6 hr
Aug 15, 7:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILX	65 min
Aug 15, 7:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILX	26 hr
Aug 15, 8:04 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	5 hr
Aug 15, 8:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	4 hr
Aug 15, 12:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILX	21 hr
Aug 15, 1:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	20 hr
Aug 15, 7:12 PM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	13 hr
Aug 17, 2:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	31 hr
Aug 19, 2:35 AM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	22 hr
Aug 19, 4:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Aug 21, 2:22 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Aug 21, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Aug 21, 11:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Aug 30, 12:23 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ILX	71 hr
Sep 2, 11:14 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	ILX	3 days
Sep 15, 2:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Sep 15, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	48 min

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	47
Tornado Warning	10
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	11
Tornado Watch	8
Mesoscale Discussion	45
Special Weather Statement	7
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	3
Flash Flood Warning	13
River Flood Warning	6
Flood Watch	11
Areal Flood Advisory	5
Winter
Snow Squall Warning	3
Winter Weather Advisory	2
Heat
Extreme Heat Warning	3
Heat Advisory	4
Cold
Extreme Cold Warning	2
Freeze Warning	2
Extreme Cold Watch	1
Freeze Watch	2
Cold Weather Advisory	5
Frost Advisory	1
Wind and dust
Dust Storm Warning	3
Blowing Dust Advisory	5
Wind Advisory	6
Fire
Red Flag Warning	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	10

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2025

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.