Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2025
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, July 2025
110 severe thunderstorm warnings in July 2025. 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 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 110
- Busiest day
- July 11, 202527 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 6, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham, Shelby | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Clinton | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Moultrie | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Shelby | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 41 min |
| Jul 8, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Sangamon | 21 min |
| Jul 10, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee | 67 min |
| Jul 10, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee | 53 min |
| Jul 10, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, Winnebago | 35 min |
| Jul 10, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, Winnebago | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee | 53 min |
| Jul 10, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, McHenry, Winnebago | 39 min |
| Jul 10, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee | 53 min |
| Jul 10, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | McHenry | 38 min |
| Jul 10, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kane | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 57 min |
| Jul 10, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kankakee, Will | 61 min |
| Jul 10, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 44 min |
| Jul 10, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 54 min |
| Jul 10, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Whiteside | 38 min |
| Jul 10, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 64 min |
| Jul 10, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry, Mercer, Rock Island | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Knox | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Putnam | 58 min |
| Jul 10, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Stark | 50 min |
| Jul 10, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 80 min |
| Jul 10, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Mercer, Rock Island | 59 min |
| Jul 11, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Rock Island | 43 min |
| Jul 11, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Rock Island, Whiteside | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henderson, Mercer, Warren | 44 min |
| Jul 11, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside | 64 min |
| Jul 11, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Rock Island, Whiteside | 66 min |
| Jul 11, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henderson, Mercer, Rock Island | 56 min |
| Jul 11, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ogle, Winnebago | 76 min |
| Jul 11, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry, Mercer, Rock Island | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 59 min |
| Jul 11, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee | 45 min |
| Jul 11, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henderson, Warren | 31 min |
| Jul 11, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Marshall, Stark | 26 min |
| Jul 11, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 39 min |
| Jul 11, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Pike | 45 min |
| Jul 13, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 38 min |
| Jul 13, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Jasper, Richland | 47 min |
| Jul 16, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau | 67 min |
| Jul 16, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lee | 51 min |
| Jul 16, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Lee, Ogle | 63 min |
| Jul 16, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 54 min |
| Jul 16, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle | 54 min |
| Jul 16, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Mason, Menard, Sangamon and 1 more | 51 min |
| Jul 16, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, LaSalle | 66 min |
| Jul 16, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Will | 56 min |
| Jul 16, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DuPage, Kane | 48 min |
| Jul 16, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook | 55 min |
| Jul 16, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Livingston | 49 min |
| Jul 16, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey | 34 min |
| Jul 16, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison | 41 min |
| Jul 16, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 29 min |
| Jul 16, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 17 min |
| Jul 16, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clay, Jasper, Richland | 22 min |
| Jul 16, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Jasper, Richland | 21 min |
| Jul 16, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash | 37 min |
| Jul 17, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 30 min |
| Jul 17, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 41 min |
| Jul 20, 7:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Iroquois | 49 min |
| Jul 20, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian, Moultrie, Shelby | 66 min |
| Jul 20, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham, Shelby | 50 min |
| Jul 20, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Shelby | 29 min |
| Jul 20, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland | 26 min |
| Jul 20, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland | 23 min |
| Jul 20, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper | 61 min |
| Jul 20, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Shelby | 35 min |
| Jul 20, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Christian | 21 min |
| Jul 20, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Effingham, Shelby | 23 min |
| Jul 20, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford, Lawrence | 29 min |
| Jul 23, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Williamson | 18 min |
| Jul 24, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle | 54 min |
| Jul 24, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Will | 38 min |
| Jul 24, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Kendall, Will | 33 min |
| Jul 24, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle | 45 min |
| Jul 24, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Will | 46 min |
| Jul 24, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Grundy, LaSalle, Livingston | 33 min |
| Jul 25, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 27 min |
| Jul 25, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Mason, Menard | 47 min |
| Jul 25, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Logan, Tazewell | 39 min |
| Jul 25, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean | 46 min |
| Jul 25, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean, Woodford | 52 min |
| Jul 26, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ford, Livingston | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | McLean | 32 min |
| Jul 26, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt | 48 min |
| Jul 27, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Crawford | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 5:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook | 44 min |
| Jul 28, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook | 23 min |
| Jul 29, 3:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Whiteside | 55 min |
| Jul 29, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren | 55 min |
| Jul 30, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Rock Island | 54 min |
| Jul 30, 3:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Carroll, Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside | 39 min |
| Jul 30, 7:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Hancock | 40 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rock Island County13
- LaSalle County8
- Shelby County7
- Lee County7
- Whiteside County7
- Henry County7
- Mercer County7
- Bureau County7
- Effingham County6
- Cumberland County6
- Jo Daviess County6
- Jasper County6
- Cook County6
- Will County5
- Carroll County5
- Clay County5
- Coles County4
- Calhoun County4
- Christian County4
- Winnebago County4
- DeKalb County4
- Stephenson County4
- Putnam County4
- Henderson County4
- Grundy County4
- Kendall County4
- McLean County4
- Madison County3
- Sangamon County3
- Boone County3
- Kane County3
- Warren County3
- Richland County3
- Menard County3
- DuPage County3
- Livingston County3
- Crawford County3
- Saint Clair County2
- Moultrie County2
- McHenry County2
33 more counties
- Kankakee County2
- Knox County2
- Stark County2
- Marshall County2
- Ogle County2
- Greene County2
- Marion County2
- DeWitt County2
- Logan County2
- Mason County2
- Tazewell County2
- Ford County2
- Iroquois County2
- Jersey County2
- Macoupin County2
- Fayette County2
- Clark County2
- Hancock County2
- Clinton County1
- Macon County1
- Pike County1
- Edwards County1
- Wabash County1
- Bond County1
- Montgomery County1
- Monroe County1
- Lawrence County1
- Williamson County1
- Cass County1
- Woodford County1
- Champaign County1
- Piatt County1
- Fulton 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.