Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Illinois, 2000
67 severe thunderstorm watches in 2000. 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 watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2000. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 67
- Busiest month
- May18 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 20, 20004 severe thunderstorm watches
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Clinton, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jo Daviess | 4 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage and 28 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Jackson, Perry, Randolph, Union | 5 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bond, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun and 61 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 7:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy and 15 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy and 21 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Champaign, Christian, Coles, Cook, DeWitt, Douglas and 19 more | 6 hr |
| May 9, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Jersey, Monroe | 6 hr |
| May 9, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas and 19 more | 7 hr |
| May 12, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Jersey and 6 more | 6 hr |
| May 12, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 5 hr |
| May 12, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gallatin, Hardin, Massac, Pope, Pulaski | 6 hr |
| May 22, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 23, 8:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 24, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson and 7 more | 5 hr |
| May 24, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Union | 6 hr |
| May 24, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Jackson | 7 hr |
| May 26, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 27, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles and 35 more | 6 hr |
| May 30, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Henry, Jo Daviess and 10 more | 5 hr |
| May 31, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Rock Island and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 31, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Piatt, Vermilion | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Carroll, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Fulton and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 11:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Hancock, Pike | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Bureau, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, DeKalb and 38 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox, Mercer and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Franklin and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, DeWitt and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Jefferson, Jersey, Macoupin and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Hancock, Pike, Scott | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bureau, Carroll, Champaign, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas and 33 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian and 25 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay and 29 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Crawford, Edgar, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian and 35 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Hancock, Henderson, Mercer, Warren | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, DeWitt, Fulton and 19 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, Fulton, Hancock and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian and 30 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Jo Daviess and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Massac, Pulaski | 6 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign and 45 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bureau, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, LaSalle and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign and 38 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Hancock and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 23, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 23, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Fayette, Franklin and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Pike and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian and 34 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Pope, Saline and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 11, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 11, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Lee and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Champaign, Christian, Clinton, DeWitt and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Bureau, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 20, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Edwards and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 22, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Fulton, Grundy, Hancock, Henderson and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 3, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson and 9 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henderson County20
- Mercer County19
- Warren County19
- Macoupin County19
- Henry County18
- Adams County18
- Brown County18
- Menard County18
- Montgomery County18
- Calhoun County17
- Jersey County17
- Macon County17
- Piatt County17
- Pike County17
- Scott County17
- Rock Island County16
- Whiteside County16
- Christian County16
- Greene County16
- Hancock County16
- Logan County16
- Madison County16
- Sangamon County16
- Schuyler County16
- Clinton County15
- Saint Clair County15
- Fulton County15
- Knox County15
- Putnam County15
- Cass County15
- Mason County15
- Morgan County15
- Moultrie County15
- Douglas County15
- LaSalle County14
- Marshall County14
- Peoria County14
- Tazewell County14
- Woodford County14
- DeWitt County14
62 more counties
- McDonough County14
- Shelby County14
- Vermilion County14
- Edgar County14
- Monroe County13
- Bureau County13
- Carroll County13
- Grundy County13
- Lee County13
- Ogle County13
- Stark County13
- Bond County13
- Fayette County13
- Champaign County13
- Coles County13
- Clay County13
- Jasper County13
- Marion County13
- Richland County13
- Wayne County13
- Perry County12
- Washington County12
- Jo Daviess County12
- McLean County12
- Stephenson County12
- Winnebago County12
- Clark County12
- Crawford County12
- Cumberland County12
- Lawrence County12
- Alexander County11
- Randolph County11
- Massac County11
- Pope County11
- Boone County11
- Ford County11
- Edwards County11
- Effingham County11
- Jefferson County11
- Wabash County11
- Gallatin County10
- Hardin County10
- Pulaski County10
- DeKalb County10
- Kendall County10
- Livingston County10
- McHenry County10
- Jackson County9
- Johnson County9
- Saline County9
- Union County9
- Iroquois County9
- Franklin County9
- Hamilton County9
- White County9
- DuPage County8
- Kane County8
- Lake County8
- Will County8
- Cook County7
- Kankakee County7
- Williamson County6
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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. Rebuilt daily.