Alert archive / Illinois / Special Weather Statements / 2012
Special Weather Statements in Illinois, May 2012
86 special weather statements in May 2012. 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 in May 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
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- May 20, 201220 special weather statements
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 5:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Stark | 47 min |
| May 3, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook | 33 min |
| May 3, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 27 min |
| May 3, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Marshall | 64 min |
| May 3, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Will | 31 min |
| May 3, 10:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook | 28 min |
| May 4, 2:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 49 min |
| May 4, 7:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Richland | 55 min |
| May 5, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Effingham | 64 min |
| May 5, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Lawrence | 55 min |
| May 5, 1:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clay | 54 min |
| May 6, 9:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | DeKalb | 36 min |
| May 6, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Grundy | 28 min |
| May 6, 10:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Boone | 45 min |
| May 6, 10:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kendall | 31 min |
| May 6, 11:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Will | 36 min |
| May 6, 1:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook | 65 min |
| May 6, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Livingston | 59 min |
| May 6, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 27 min |
| May 6, 9:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook | 59 min |
| May 6, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer, Rock Island | 60 min |
| May 6, 10:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook | 43 min |
| May 6, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook | 40 min |
| May 6, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Marshall | 53 min |
| May 6, 11:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Grundy | 36 min |
| May 6, 11:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Woodford | 23 min |
| May 7, 2:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer, Rock Island | 63 min |
| May 7, 3:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign, Piatt | 64 min |
| May 15, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess | 53 min |
| May 15, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 42 min |
| May 15, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Boone | 65 min |
| May 15, 5:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside | 49 min |
| May 15, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside | 30 min |
| May 15, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lake, McHenry | 40 min |
| May 15, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Whiteside | 31 min |
| May 15, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lake | 44 min |
| May 15, 7:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kane | 23 min |
| May 15, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Whiteside | 30 min |
| May 15, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Mercer, Putnam | 27 min |
| May 15, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 40 min |
| May 15, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | DuPage | 41 min |
| May 15, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Mercer, Putnam | 29 min |
| May 15, 8:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kendall | 23 min |
| May 20, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 32 min |
| May 20, 2:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee | 27 min |
| May 20, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee | 29 min |
| May 20, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee | 25 min |
| May 20, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee | 21 min |
| May 20, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 31 min |
| May 20, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | DeKalb | 23 min |
| May 20, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | DeKalb | 27 min |
| May 20, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 32 min |
| May 20, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 51 min |
| May 20, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Logan | 41 min |
| May 20, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lake | 34 min |
| May 20, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Boone | 33 min |
| May 20, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Logan | 54 min |
| May 20, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 35 min |
| May 20, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | DuPage | 26 min |
| May 20, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | McHenry | 31 min |
| May 20, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Grundy, Kendall | 14 min |
| May 20, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Will | 29 min |
| May 20, 6:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign | 64 min |
| May 20, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Grundy | 37 min |
| May 20, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Livingston | 34 min |
| May 20, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Grundy | 33 min |
| May 26, 3:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess | 58 min |
| May 26, 5:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Stephenson | 22 min |
| May 26, 9:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lake | 46 min |
| May 28, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Winnebago | 43 min |
| May 28, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | McHenry | 37 min |
| May 28, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ogle | 30 min |
| May 28, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Whiteside | 57 min |
| May 28, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 63 min |
| May 28, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee | 31 min |
| May 28, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook | 23 min |
| May 28, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 47 min |
| May 28, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox, Stark | 58 min |
| May 28, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Putnam | 63 min |
| May 28, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Fulton | 67 min |
| May 28, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 41 min |
| May 29, 12:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 59 min |
| May 29, 12:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 55 min |
| May 29, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign | 60 min |
| May 29, 1:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Shelby | 67 min |
| May 29, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 64 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cook County7
- Mercer County7
- Rock Island County7
- LaSalle County5
- Grundy County5
- Carroll County5
- Whiteside County5
- Henry County5
- Bureau County5
- Lee County5
- Champaign County4
- Jo Daviess County4
- Stephenson County4
- Lake County4
- Putnam County4
- Will County3
- DeKalb County3
- Boone County3
- Kendall County3
- Vermilion County3
- McHenry County3
- Stark County2
- Marshall County2
- Hancock County2
- Livingston County2
- Knox County2
- DuPage County2
- Logan County2
- Shelby County2
- Henderson County1
- McDonough County1
- Warren County1
- Richland County1
- Effingham County1
- Lawrence County1
- Clay County1
- Woodford County1
- Piatt County1
- Kane County1
- Sangamon County1
4 more counties
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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.