Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, July 1997
86 severe thunderstorm warnings in July 1997. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in July 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 86
- Busiest day
- July 14, 199727 severe thunderstorm warnings
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By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander | 59 min |
| Jul 6, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan | 62 min |
| Jul 8, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Pulaski | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois | 68 min |
| Jul 14, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt | 37 min |
| Jul 14, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Douglas | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Moultrie | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Shelby | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Jasper | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wayne | 66 min |
| Jul 14, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 56 min |
| Jul 14, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton | 68 min |
| Jul 14, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wayne | 71 min |
| Jul 14, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wabash | 74 min |
| Jul 14, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Williamson | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 75 min |
| Jul 14, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Saline | 75 min |
| Jul 14, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson | 66 min |
| Jul 14, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Pope | 65 min |
| Jul 14, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac, Pulaski | 69 min |
| Jul 14, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander | 69 min |
| Jul 18, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook | 63 min |
| Jul 18, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 50 min |
| Jul 18, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake, McHenry | 66 min |
| Jul 18, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook | 53 min |
| Jul 18, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Lee | 55 min |
| Jul 18, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kankakee, Will | 68 min |
| Jul 18, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DuPage, Kane, Kendall | 61 min |
| Jul 18, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, Will | 68 min |
| Jul 18, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, Will | 63 min |
| Jul 18, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 68 min |
| Jul 18, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Iroquois | 58 min |
| Jul 18, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 58 min |
| Jul 18, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 43 min |
| Jul 18, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Morgan | 53 min |
| Jul 18, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign | 56 min |
| Jul 18, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Macon | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 58 min |
| Jul 19, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 45 min |
| Jul 19, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams | 48 min |
| Jul 19, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Rock Island | 47 min |
| Jul 19, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Mercer | 46 min |
| Jul 19, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox | 64 min |
| Jul 19, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Warren | 51 min |
| Jul 19, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Mercer | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | White | 27 min |
| Jul 19, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 46 min |
| Jul 19, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason | 37 min |
| Jul 19, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Saline, Williamson | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | McDonough | 48 min |
| Jul 19, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason, Menard | 34 min |
| Jul 19, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Menard, Sangamon | 43 min |
| Jul 20, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Whiteside | 67 min |
| Jul 21, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean | 38 min |
| Jul 21, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Piatt | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon, Piatt | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Piatt | 49 min |
| Jul 26, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake, McHenry | 62 min |
| Jul 26, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, Kane | 59 min |
| Jul 27, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Rock Island, Whiteside | 64 min |
| Jul 27, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry | 62 min |
| Jul 27, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | McDonough | 63 min |
| Jul 27, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams | 42 min |
| Jul 27, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason | 37 min |
| Jul 27, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 39 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- McLean County5
- Christian County4
- Piatt County4
- Cook County4
- Alexander County3
- Vermilion County3
- Macon County3
- Shelby County3
- Champaign County3
- Will County3
- Sangamon County3
- Mason County3
- Pulaski County2
- Iroquois County2
- Effingham County2
- Wayne County2
- Franklin County2
- Williamson County2
- Saline County2
- Lake County2
- McHenry County2
- Kankakee County2
- Kane County2
- Adams County2
- Rock Island County2
- Mercer County2
- Knox County2
- Fulton County2
- McDonough County2
- Menard County2
- Whiteside County2
- DeWitt County2
- Logan County1
- Ford County1
- Douglas County1
- Coles County1
- Moultrie County1
- Bond County1
- Fayette County1
- Clinton County1
28 more counties
- Marion County1
- Clay County1
- Jasper County1
- Jefferson County1
- Hamilton County1
- Edwards County1
- Jackson County1
- Perry County1
- Wabash County1
- Union County1
- Johnson County1
- Pope County1
- Massac County1
- Carroll County1
- Winnebago County1
- LaSalle County1
- Boone County1
- DeKalb County1
- Lee County1
- DuPage County1
- Kendall County1
- Grundy County1
- Morgan County1
- Pike County1
- Warren County1
- White County1
- Henry County1
- Tazewell County1
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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.