Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Illinois, 2005
60 severe thunderstorm watches in 2005. 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 2005. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 60
- Busiest month
- July15 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- July 26, 20054 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Bureau, Cass, Cook, DeKalb and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 12, 9:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Bond, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Greene and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 30, 7:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Champaign, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles and 46 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign and 54 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton, Greene and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 21, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clinton, Edwards, Franklin, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 19 more | 8 hr |
| May 9, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy and 11 more | 7 hr |
| May 11, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Fulton, Greene and 11 more | 6 hr |
| May 12, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian and 20 more | 6 hr |
| May 13, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas and 6 more | 7 hr |
| May 13, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gallatin, Hardin, Lawrence, Massac, Pope, Saline and 2 more | 7 hr |
| May 13, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Crawford, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 11 more | 5 hr |
| May 19, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Bond, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles and 32 more | 8 hr |
| May 19, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy and 25 more | 8 hr |
| May 19, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clay, Clinton and 40 more | 6 hr |
| May 19, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lawrence, Wabash | 5 hr |
| May 19, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, Fulton, Greene and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign and 48 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Bond, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles and 35 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, DeWitt, Fulton and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 13 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jo Daviess | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 41 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Franklin, Hamilton, Jackson, Johnson, Perry and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Champaign, Iroquois, Vermilion | 7 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Cook, DeKalb and 31 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 21, 8:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 9 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Champaign, Christian, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Ford and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall and 3 more | 69 min |
| Jul 24, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 5 hr |
| Jul 25, 10:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 25, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Lake, McHenry | 5 hr |
| Jul 26, 11:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 26, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Hamilton, Jasper and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Mercer, Rock Island | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bond, Calhoun, Christian, Clinton, Greene, Jersey and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Jackson, Union | 5 hr |
| Aug 14, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jefferson and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 18, 9:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Greene, Hancock and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Crawford and 24 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clay, Clinton, Crawford and 30 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 8, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 19, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 19, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Champaign, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 19, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Christian, Greene, Jersey, Logan, Macoupin and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 5, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Bond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay and 45 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 6, 1:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gallatin, Hardin, Massac, Pope | 85 min |
| Nov 8, 6:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Jo Daviess and 8 more | 8 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Coles County18
- Douglas County18
- Edgar County17
- Effingham County16
- Crawford County16
- Cumberland County16
- Hamilton County16
- Jasper County16
- Lawrence County16
- Richland County16
- Vermilion County16
- Clinton County15
- Shelby County15
- Union County15
- Champaign County15
- Clark County15
- Edwards County15
- White County15
- Williamson County15
- Cass County14
- DuPage County14
- Kendall County14
- Jackson County14
- Jefferson County14
- Madison County14
- Perry County14
- Saint Clair County14
- Washington County14
- Clay County14
- Franklin County14
- Gallatin County14
- Iroquois County14
- Moultrie County14
- Piatt County14
- Saline County14
- Wabash County14
- Cook County13
- Sangamon County13
- Greene County13
- Marion County13
62 more counties
- Randolph County13
- Johnson County13
- Macon County13
- Pope County13
- Wayne County13
- Christian County13
- Grundy County12
- Kane County12
- Logan County12
- McLean County12
- Mason County12
- Menard County12
- Morgan County12
- Pike County12
- Will County12
- Bond County12
- Fayette County12
- Macoupin County12
- Monroe County12
- Ford County12
- Hardin County12
- Pulaski County12
- Calhoun County11
- Brown County11
- DeKalb County11
- LaSalle County11
- Marshall County11
- Peoria County11
- Putnam County11
- Schuyler County11
- Scott County11
- Alexander County11
- Jersey County11
- Montgomery County11
- Kankakee County11
- Lake County11
- Adams County10
- Fulton County10
- Tazewell County10
- Woodford County10
- DeWitt County10
- Massac County10
- McHenry County10
- Livingston County9
- McDonough County9
- Boone County9
- Lee County8
- Knox County7
- Stark County7
- Hancock County7
- Bureau County6
- Ogle County6
- Stephenson County6
- Winnebago County6
- Warren County6
- Henderson County5
- Jo Daviess County5
- Henry County4
- Mercer County4
- Rock Island County4
- Carroll County3
- Whiteside County2
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.