Alert archive / Illinois / Snow Squall Warnings

Snow Squall Warnings in Illinois, 2026

7 snow squall warnings in 2026. 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 snow squall warnings reaches back to 2005.

Snow Squall Warnings by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Snow Squall Warnings
7
Busiest month
January7 snow squall warnings
Busiest day
January 14, 20266 snow squall warnings

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 14, 8:00 AM CSTSnow Squall Warning Significant damage threatLOTCook, Kankakee, Will60 min
Jan 14, 8:20 AM CSTSnow Squall Warning Significant damage threatLOTFord, Iroquois, Kankakee55 min
Jan 14, 8:53 AM CSTSnow Squall Warning Significant damage threatLOTFord, Iroquois, Livingston67 min
Jan 14, 9:06 AM CSTSnow Squall WarningILXChampaign, McLean, Woodford24 min
Jan 14, 9:07 AM CSTSnow Squall Warning Significant damage threatILXChampaign, McLean, Woodford23 min
Jan 14, 9:27 AM CSTSnow Squall Warning Significant damage threatILXChampaign, DeWitt, McLean, Macon, Piatt, Vermilion48 min
Jan 21, 6:28 PM CSTSnow Squall WarningDVNCarroll, Rock Island, Whiteside47 min

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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. Rebuilt daily.