Alert archive / Illinois / Putnam County

Weather alerts in Putnam County, Illinois, 2026

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

Putnam County and its neighbors

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Alerts: 154
Warnings: 47
Watches: 37
Advisories: 20
Busiest month: March28 alerts
Busiest day: June 11, 202610 alerts

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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 6, 11:58 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	12 hr
Jan 14, 7:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	2 hr
Jan 17, 1:51 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DVN	46 hr
Jan 21, 2:46 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	DVN	31 hr
Jan 21, 2:46 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DVN	21 hr
Jan 22, 2:38 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	DVN	33 hr
Jan 22, 10:02 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DVN	50 hr
Jan 25, 1:48 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DVN	34 hr
Feb 15, 7:30 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	3 hr
Feb 16, 5:17 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	4 hr
Feb 17, 2:31 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	DVN	10 hr
Feb 18, 12:30 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	DVN	18 hr
Feb 19, 7:11 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DVN	15 hr
Feb 20, 1:30 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DVN	9 hr
Feb 26, 1:46 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	DVN	12 hr
Feb 27, 1:35 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	DVN	16 hr
Mar 4, 8:40 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	12 hr
Mar 6, 7:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	46 min
Mar 6, 11:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	57 min
Mar 7, 12:51 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	39 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, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	54 min
Mar 10, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	38 min
Mar 10, 7:21 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Mar 10, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	42 min
Mar 10, 7:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Mar 10, 8:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	13 min
Mar 10, 9:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	20 min
Mar 12, 2:34 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DVN	33 hr
Mar 12, 10:37 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	DVN	28 hr
Mar 13, 2:55 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	DVN	56 hr
Mar 14, 12:33 PM CDT	Blizzard Warning	DVN	48 hr
Mar 14, 12:33 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	DVN	41 hr
Mar 16, 1:05 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	11 hr
Mar 26, 2:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Mar 26, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Mar 30, 9:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Mar 31, 1:54 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Mar 31, 6:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	41 min
Mar 31, 7:46 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Mar 31, 8:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	20 min
Mar 31, 2:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Apr 2, 2:50 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	DVN	16 hr
Apr 2, 4:36 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	31 hr
Apr 2, 1:43 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 2, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	46 min
Apr 2, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	47 min
Apr 3, 11:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	7 days
Apr 3, 1:26 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 3, 4:59 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 3, 11:56 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	60 hr
Apr 13, 11:03 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Apr 13, 11:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	45 min
Apr 13, 12:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	35 min
Apr 14, 1:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 14, 10:37 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	21 days
Apr 15, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Apr 15, 9:26 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Apr 17, 12:40 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Apr 17, 12:46 PM CDT	Flood Watch	DVN	12 hr
Apr 17, 1:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	6 days
Apr 17, 6:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 17, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	63 min
Apr 17, 7:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	61 min
Apr 17, 8:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 17, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	23 min
Apr 19, 2:10 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	DVN	30 hr
Apr 26, 8:36 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	38 hr
May 1, 2:16 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	DVN	30 hr
May 4, 3:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 4, 6:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	43 min
May 6, 1:17 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DVN	19 hr
May 16, 5:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	41 min
Jun 6, 4:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	44 min
Jun 7, 11:46 AM CDT	Flood Watch	DVN	31 hr
Jun 8, 12:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Jun 10, 10:58 AM CDT	Flood Watch	DVN	32 hr
Jun 10, 12:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jun 10, 2:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Jun 10, 2:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	22 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, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	55 min
Jun 10, 7:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jun 11, 7:31 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 11, 9:53 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jun 11, 12:22 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jun 11, 1:57 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 11, 4:37 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	18 days
Jun 11, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	17 min
Jun 11, 6:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 13, 11:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	69 hr
Jun 16, 1:36 PM CDT	Flood Watch	DVN	29 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, 9:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	47 min
Jun 17, 10:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	11 days
Jun 24, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 27, 1:28 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Watch	DVN	24 hr
Jun 27, 1:24 PM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	DVN	6 days
Jul 2, 12:37 PM CDT	Flood Watch	DVN	55 hr
Jul 2, 11:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 3, 11:15 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 3, 12:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	26 min
Jul 3, 5:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Jul 3, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 3, 8:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Jul 3, 8:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	65 min
Jul 4, 5:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	38 min
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, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	45 min
Jul 4, 2:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	5 hr
Jul 4, 5:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	4 days
Jul 5, 9:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	61 hr
Jul 20, 5:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 24, 1:38 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Watch	DVN	59 hr
Jul 25, 2:49 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	DVN	47 hr
Jul 25, 2:49 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	DVN	67 hr
Jul 27, 3:39 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	4 hr
Aug 9, 8:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 9, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 9, 9:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	28 min
Aug 9, 10:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 10, 12:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 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, 9:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	42 min
Aug 11, 8:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 12, 6:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 12, 8:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	49 min
Aug 12, 9:04 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Aug 13, 2:22 AM CDT	Flood Watch	DVN	56 hr
Aug 13, 2:35 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	6 hr
Aug 13, 10:28 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 13, 11:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Aug 14, 10:15 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	5 days
Aug 15, 10:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	39 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, 6:13 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 21, 6:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	49 min
Aug 21, 7:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	DVN	23 min
Aug 21, 8:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	21 min
Aug 21, 8:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	4 hr
Aug 30, 1:04 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	DVN	6 days
Sep 2, 2:02 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	DVN	4 days
Sep 10, 4:12 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	4 hr
Sep 15, 2:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Sep 16, 12:32 PM CDT	Flood Watch	DVN	20 hr
Sep 18, 1:23 AM CDT	Flood Watch	DVN	60 hr
Sep 20, 10:20 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	25 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	18
Tornado Warning	8
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	12
Tornado Watch	7
Mesoscale Discussion	40
Special Weather Statement	10
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	9
Flood Watch	8
River Flood Watch	4
Winter
Blizzard Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	1
Heat
Extreme Heat Warning	3
Extreme Heat Watch	2
Heat Advisory	2
Cold
Extreme Cold Warning	1
Freeze Warning	1
Extreme Cold Watch	1
Cold Weather Advisory	3
Frost Advisory	2
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	2
Wind Advisory	5
Fire
Red Flag Warning	2
Fire Weather Watch	2
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	7

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.