Alert archive / Illinois / Richland County
Weather alerts in Richland County, Illinois, 2008
153 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Richland County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 153
- Warnings
- 43
- Watches
- 32
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest month
- June35 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 3, 20086 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 5 tornado warnings covering Richland County in 2008 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 9 minutes after it went out.
Richland County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 5 | 1 | 80% | 1 | 100% | 9 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 12 | 7 | 42% | 5 | 80% | 12 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Lincoln, IL: tornado warnings | 70 | 10 | 86% | 23 | 65% | 21 min |
| NWS Lincoln, IL: severe thunderstorm warnings | 299 | 120 | 60% | 391 | 76% | 24 min |
| NWS Lincoln, IL: flash flood warnings | 58 | 5 | 91% | 30 | 40% | 47 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 9:57 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | 5 days |
| Jan 21, 3:47 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | 11 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:12 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | 30 hr |
| Jan 28, 9:29 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | 29 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:56 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jan 29, 4:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | 26 min |
| Jan 29, 4:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | 31 min |
| Jan 30, 3:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | 24 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:26 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ILX | 32 hr |
| Jan 31, 6:23 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:33 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | 33 hr |
| Feb 4, 4:08 PM CST | Flood Watch | ILX | 35 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:23 AM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | 8 days |
| Feb 5, 4:46 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Feb 5, 6:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | 40 min |
| Feb 5, 6:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | 32 min |
| Feb 5, 6:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | 37 min |
| Feb 5, 7:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | 6 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:21 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | 13 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:01 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | 29 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:51 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:33 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | 8 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:16 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | 4 days |
| Feb 21, 4:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ILX | 35 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:04 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 7:59 PM CST | Flood Watch | ILX | 31 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:04 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | 12 hr |
| Mar 3, 10:14 AM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | 7 days |
| Mar 3, 3:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | 29 hr |
| Mar 3, 7:31 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 4, 7:32 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ILX | 8 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:21 PM CST | Snow Advisory | ILX | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:00 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ILX | 70 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:23 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | 21 days |
| Mar 18, 11:54 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | 9 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILX | 15 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILX | 57 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:40 AM CDT | Freezing Fog Advisory | ILX | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILX | 45 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | 7 days |
| Apr 10, 11:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| May 2, 9:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 7, 3:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | 6 hr |
| May 7, 4:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | 6 hr |
| May 7, 8:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | 12 days |
| May 8, 9:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | 6 hr |
| May 8, 3:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | 6 hr |
| May 11, 2:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 11, 3:52 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ILX | 15 hr |
| May 13, 7:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 14, 1:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | 4 hr |
| May 25, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 25, 10:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 27, 3:20 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | 6 hr |
| May 27, 12:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | 29 min |
| May 27, 1:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| May 27, 1:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | 5 hr |
| May 27, 6:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | 3 hr |
| May 30, 9:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 29 min |
| May 30, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 30, 11:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 3, 3:08 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 3, 3:31 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 3, 7:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 3, 8:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 10:05 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 3, 3:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILX | 30 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 4, 2:06 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 4, 5:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | 12 days |
| Jun 6, 7:46 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ILX | 10 hr |
| Jun 6, 12:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 6, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | 41 min |
| Jun 7, 9:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | 8 days |
| Jun 8, 3:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILX | 38 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 9, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 9, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 3:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 9, 7:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 9, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | 58 min |
| Jun 12, 3:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILX | 28 hr |
| Jun 13, 10:44 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 13, 11:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 9:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | 48 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 25, 1:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 26, 1:23 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 27, 11:55 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | 54 min |
| Jun 28, 11:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 8, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jul 12, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 8:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | 72 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 21, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 10:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 28, 1:23 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 30, 7:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 30, 8:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | 4 days |
| Aug 1, 4:04 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:33 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | ILX | 48 hr |
| Aug 5, 12:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Aug 5, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 5, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | 63 min |
| Aug 5, 7:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | 52 min |
| Aug 6, 5:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Sep 4, 12:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 8, 1:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Sep 8, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 8, 9:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Sep 12, 3:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILX | 4 days |
| Sep 12, 5:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Sep 14, 9:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | 12 hr |
| Sep 14, 11:37 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | ILX | 83 min |
| Sep 16, 5:18 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | 4 hr |
| Sep 29, 3:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Oct 27, 3:37 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ILX | 29 hr |
| Dec 6, 7:32 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:10 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | 7 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:44 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | 17 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:09 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | 18 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:42 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | 32 hr |
| Dec 19, 8:00 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | 7 hr |
| Dec 19, 8:52 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | 3 days |
| Dec 22, 3:37 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | ILX | 26 hr |
| Dec 23, 10:30 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 23, 12:08 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:04 AM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | 9 days |
| Dec 25, 3:42 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | ILX | 50 hr |
| Dec 26, 11:42 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | 16 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:47 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:47 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | 35 min |
| Dec 27, 10:58 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:54 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:46 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Dec 27, 5:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Dec 27, 6:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | 45 min |
| Dec 27, 6:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | 59 min |
| Dec 30, 3:19 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | 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 | 12 |
| Tornado Warning | 5 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 14 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 48 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| River Flood Warning | 13 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 8 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.