Alert archive / Illinois / Richland County

Weather alerts in Richland County, Illinois, 2025

144 weather alerts in 2025, 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 2025. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 144
Warnings: 46
Watches: 18
Advisories: 39
Busiest month: April35 alerts
Busiest day: March 30, 20258 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

0 of 7 tornado warnings covering Richland County in 2025 had a tornado report inside them.

Richland County, 2025

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	7	0	100%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	22	8	64%	2	100%	14 min
Flash flood warnings	2	0	100%	0

Each office's whole area, 2025

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Lincoln, IL: tornado warnings	87	27	69%	90	58%	14 min
NWS Lincoln, IL: severe thunderstorm warnings	245	113	54%	492	72%	19 min
NWS Lincoln, IL: flash flood warnings	23	8	65%	19	68%	52 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 2, 2:26 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ILX	36 hr
Jan 4, 2:49 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ILX	57 hr
Jan 5, 7:27 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Jan 9, 2:39 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ILX	42 hr
Jan 18, 2:07 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	46 hr
Jan 20, 1:55 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	37 hr
Jan 21, 2:08 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	28 hr
Jan 30, 8:10 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	14 hr
Feb 5, 11:42 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	4 hr
Feb 16, 4:08 AM CST	River Flood Warning	ILX	57 hr
Feb 19, 1:33 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	31 hr
Mar 4, 1:55 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ILX	46 hr
Mar 13, 2:36 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	ILX	61 hr
Mar 14, 7:45 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 14, 8:02 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 15, 1:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	42 min
Mar 18, 1:36 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ILX	38 hr
Mar 19, 12:16 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Mar 19, 3:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Mar 19, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	40 min
Mar 19, 4:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Mar 19, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	44 min
Mar 24, 5:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	33 hr
Mar 30, 12:02 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 30, 2:27 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Mar 30, 2:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	23 min
Mar 30, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	32 min
Mar 30, 3:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	27 min
Mar 30, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	59 min
Mar 30, 4:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	3 hr
Mar 30, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	35 min
Mar 31, 5:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	13 days
Mar 31, 2:04 PM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	5 days
Apr 1, 2:42 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ILX	29 hr
Apr 2, 2:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 2, 3:17 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 2, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	48 min
Apr 2, 6:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ILX	43 min
Apr 2, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	41 min
Apr 2, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	37 min
Apr 2, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	34 min
Apr 4, 9:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	3 hr
Apr 5, 12:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILX	12 hr
Apr 5, 12:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILX	71 hr
Apr 6, 2:11 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	ILX	24 hr
Apr 7, 1:44 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	ILX	31 hr
Apr 8, 1:49 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	ILX	16 hr
Apr 10, 3:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	11 min
Apr 11, 2:08 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	ILX	31 hr
Apr 19, 2:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	28 min
Apr 19, 2:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	12 min
Apr 19, 3:05 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Apr 19, 5:35 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 19, 6:06 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	5 days
Apr 20, 7:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Apr 20, 9:48 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr
Apr 20, 11:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	38 min
Apr 20, 11:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Apr 26, 8:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	5 days
Apr 29, 12:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Apr 29, 1:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Apr 29, 2:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	38 min
Apr 29, 3:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILX	3 hr
Apr 29, 3:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	26 min
Apr 29, 3:27 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 29, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	42 min
Apr 30, 2:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 30, 4:40 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
May 1, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	26 min
May 1, 6:19 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
May 1, 6:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	13 min
May 1, 6:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	30 min
May 3, 9:18 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	6 days
May 6, 1:40 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	6 hr
May 16, 2:59 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 16, 4:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	19 min
May 16, 4:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ILX	34 min
May 16, 5:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
May 16, 6:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 19, 8:39 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	24 hr
May 20, 1:07 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
May 20, 2:15 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jun 4, 1:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 6, 5:07 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	4 hr
Jun 7, 12:38 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	8 hr
Jun 17, 5:13 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	4 hr
Jun 17, 5:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	51 hr
Jun 18, 9:46 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 18, 12:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 18, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	46 min
Jun 18, 1:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	30 min
Jun 20, 2:45 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ILX	8 days
Jun 27, 1:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Jul 6, 12:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 12, 11:42 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 13, 1:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 13, 3:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	47 min
Jul 16, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ILX	22 min
Jul 16, 6:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Jul 16, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	21 min
Jul 17, 12:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 17, 8:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	ILX	9 days
Jul 20, 1:45 AM CDT	Flood Watch	ILX	30 hr
Jul 20, 4:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Jul 20, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jul 20, 7:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jul 20, 8:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	31 min
Jul 21, 2:16 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Watch	ILX	36 hr
Jul 22, 2:10 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ILX	5 days
Jul 27, 1:40 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ILX	30 hr
Jul 28, 1:18 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ILX	31 hr
Jul 29, 7:57 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ILX	23 hr
Jul 30, 12:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 4, 3:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILX	3 hr
Aug 15, 12:32 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ILX	3 days
Aug 19, 2:10 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	ILX	17 hr
Sep 14, 3:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 20, 5:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	37 min
Sep 20, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ILX	40 min
Sep 22, 9:11 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	13 hr
Oct 22, 2:29 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	ILX	31 hr
Oct 22, 2:08 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	ILX	12 hr
Oct 23, 2:16 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	ILX	31 hr
Nov 2, 2:16 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	8 hr
Nov 23, 6:06 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	17 hr
Nov 25, 2:14 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ILX	40 hr
Nov 28, 12:20 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ILX	32 hr
Nov 30, 1:07 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ILX	38 hr
Dec 11, 1:46 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ILX	27 hr
Dec 12, 1:12 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ILX	67 hr
Dec 18, 2:24 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ILX	22 hr
Dec 18, 2:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ILX	35 min
Dec 23, 10:02 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	10 hr
Dec 24, 12:25 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	23 hr
Dec 25, 6:41 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ILX	9 hr
Dec 27, 2:10 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ILX	44 hr
Dec 28, 1:18 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Dec 28, 2:47 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Dec 28, 3:49 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Dec 28, 5:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	43 min
Dec 28, 5:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	18 min
Dec 28, 5:29 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	31 min
Dec 28, 5:39 PM CST	Tornado Warning	ILX	36 min
Dec 28, 5:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILX	26 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	22
Tornado Warning	7
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	2
Tornado Watch	10
Mesoscale Discussion	31
Special Weather Statement	10
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	9
Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	2
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	4
Heat
Extreme Heat Watch	1
Heat Advisory	7
Cold
Freeze Warning	3
Freeze Watch	2
Cold Weather Advisory	5
Frost Advisory	2
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	7
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	12

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.