Special Weather Statements in Illinois
9,109 special weather statements since 1986. 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 9,109
- Busiest year
- 2019897 special weather statements
- Average year
- 455over 20 years on file
Over time
By year
Only statements with a storm outline are archived, which offices began using widely after 2006.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rock Island County435
- Hancock County355
- Henry County351
- McDonough County351
- Mercer County349
- Whiteside County343
- Henderson County329
- Bureau County326
- Jo Daviess County323
- Stephenson County321
- Warren County311
- Cook County276
- Putnam County272
- Will County272
- Carroll County263
- DuPage County255
- Ford County218
- LaSalle County217
- Ogle County211
- Lake County210
- Kendall County208
- Iroquois County204
- Kane County193
- Sangamon County191
- McHenry County191
- Winnebago County191
- Vermilion County190
- Kankakee County189
- Lee County188
- DeKalb County186
- Grundy County186
- Boone County184
- Livingston County181
- Knox County179
- McLean County176
- Champaign County167
- Logan County150
- Tazewell County146
- Christian County145
- Fulton County141
62 more counties
- Wayne County138
- Peoria County136
- Stark County136
- Macon County135
- Woodford County135
- Morgan County131
- Piatt County131
- Massac County131
- Edgar County128
- Pulaski County125
- Marshall County123
- Wabash County121
- Douglas County120
- Clark County118
- DeWitt County116
- Menard County115
- Franklin County114
- Alexander County113
- Edwards County113
- Jackson County113
- Mason County111
- Richland County111
- Pope County111
- Union County111
- Shelby County109
- Coles County108
- Lawrence County107
- Crawford County106
- Clay County105
- Moultrie County105
- Jasper County103
- White County102
- Schuyler County101
- Hamilton County101
- Johnson County101
- Cass County99
- Gallatin County98
- Saline County98
- Jefferson County90
- Williamson County90
- Effingham County87
- Perry County87
- Cumberland County85
- Hardin County85
- Scott County78
- Pike County40
- Adams County39
- Madison County38
- Brown County33
- Montgomery County31
- Marion County31
- Jersey County28
- Saint Clair County28
- Calhoun County27
- Monroe County26
- Fayette County26
- Macoupin County26
- Bond County22
- Clinton County19
- Washington County19
- Randolph County18
- Greene County16
The latest special weather statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Rock Island | 48 min |
| Sep 20, 1:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 53 min |
| Sep 19, 11:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Mercer, Rock Island | 64 min |
| Sep 19, 1:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clay | 47 min |
| Sep 19, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside | 39 min |
| Sep 19, 4:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 45 min |
| Sep 18, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Gallatin, White | 45 min |
| Sep 18, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards | 26 min |
| Sep 15, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Tazewell | 23 min |
| Sep 12, 12:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wabash | 41 min |
| Sep 11, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Gallatin, White | 48 min |
| Sep 11, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin, Saline | 34 min |
Nearby
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.