Alert archive / Illinois / Special Weather Statements / 2016
Special Weather Statements in Illinois, May 2016
117 special weather statements in May 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
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- May 31, 201619 special weather statements
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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 1, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Douglas | 58 min |
| May 1, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Fayette | 51 min |
| May 1, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Will | 50 min |
| May 1, 7:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wayne | 42 min |
| May 1, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook | 51 min |
| May 9, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson, Mercer, Warren | 48 min |
| May 9, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski, Union | 49 min |
| May 9, 10:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union and 1 more | 69 min |
| May 10, 1:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Whiteside | 59 min |
| May 10, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 58 min |
| May 10, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll | 36 min |
| May 10, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Coles, Moultrie | 44 min |
| May 10, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 42 min |
| May 10, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 41 min |
| May 11, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Macon | 37 min |
| May 11, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Richland | 30 min |
| May 11, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 51 min |
| May 11, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Douglas | 39 min |
| May 11, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Edgar | 43 min |
| May 11, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Johnson, Saline, Williamson | 61 min |
| May 11, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Peoria | 38 min |
| May 11, 8:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Putnam | 49 min |
| May 11, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer | 43 min |
| May 11, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Johnson | 28 min |
| May 11, 8:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 41 min |
| May 11, 8:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 40 min |
| May 11, 9:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Williamson | 29 min |
| May 11, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Saline | 31 min |
| May 11, 9:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Perry | 38 min |
| May 11, 9:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Perry | 53 min |
| May 11, 9:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kendall | 22 min |
| May 11, 10:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hamilton | 44 min |
| May 11, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | White | 27 min |
| May 11, 11:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | White | 24 min |
| May 13, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 40 min |
| May 13, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Shelby | 40 min |
| May 25, 8:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski, Union | 41 min |
| May 25, 2:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Whiteside | 66 min |
| May 25, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 13 min |
| May 25, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 37 min |
| May 25, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | DeKalb, Kane, Kendall | 65 min |
| May 25, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | DuPage | 47 min |
| May 25, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Will | 38 min |
| May 25, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Putnam | 48 min |
| May 25, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee | 52 min |
| May 25, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | DeKalb | 32 min |
| May 25, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Stephenson | 26 min |
| May 26, 3:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock, Henderson | 40 min |
| May 26, 4:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Warren | 43 min |
| May 26, 5:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 49 min |
| May 26, 5:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Cass, Logan, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon and 2 more | 65 min |
| May 26, 6:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Rock Island | 45 min |
| May 26, 6:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Whiteside | 55 min |
| May 26, 6:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey | 49 min |
| May 26, 6:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Menard, Sangamon | 46 min |
| May 26, 7:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 52 min |
| May 26, 7:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Montgomery | 40 min |
| May 26, 7:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Winnebago | 23 min |
| May 26, 7:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian | 49 min |
| May 26, 7:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Bond, Clinton | 49 min |
| May 26, 8:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ford | 37 min |
| May 26, 11:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Union | 28 min |
| May 26, 1:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 49 min |
| May 26, 9:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Adams | 51 min |
| May 26, 11:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Adams | 51 min |
| May 27, 1:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 58 min |
| May 27, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Alexander, Jackson, Union | 37 min |
| May 27, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Perry, Pulaski and 2 more | 50 min |
| May 27, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Saline, Wayne, Williamson | 39 min |
| May 27, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign, Piatt, Vermilion | 53 min |
| May 27, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards, Hamilton, Wabash, Wayne, White | 28 min |
| May 27, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards, Wabash, Wayne | 44 min |
| May 28, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Rock Island | 46 min |
| May 28, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Schuyler | 26 min |
| May 28, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 29 min |
| May 28, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 24 min |
| May 28, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Fulton | 36 min |
| May 28, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 34 min |
| May 28, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Calhoun | 49 min |
| May 28, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Stephenson | 46 min |
| May 28, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ogle | 52 min |
| May 28, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Fulton | 27 min |
| May 28, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Stephenson | 25 min |
| May 28, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 51 min |
| May 28, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Stephenson | 22 min |
| May 28, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee | 37 min |
| May 28, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Tazewell | 31 min |
| May 28, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Mason | 29 min |
| May 28, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ogle | 14 min |
| May 28, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Mason, Tazewell | 28 min |
| May 30, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Shelby | 23 min |
| May 30, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 26 min |
| May 30, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Montgomery | 26 min |
| May 30, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian | 43 min |
| May 30, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Macoupin | 45 min |
| May 30, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Greene | 33 min |
| May 30, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Montgomery | 31 min |
| May 30, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Piatt | 30 min |
| May 30, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign | 24 min |
| May 30, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign | 13 min |
| May 30, 11:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess | 66 min |
| May 31, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ogle | 29 min |
| May 31, 9:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Putnam | 32 min |
| May 31, 9:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Stephenson | 30 min |
| May 31, 9:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ogle | 66 min |
| May 31, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess | 31 min |
| May 31, 10:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Winnebago | 49 min |
| May 31, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Whiteside | 45 min |
| May 31, 12:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Grundy | 23 min |
| May 31, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 44 min |
| May 31, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Clinton | 26 min |
| May 31, 2:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | DuPage, Kane | 60 min |
| May 31, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Lake | 39 min |
| May 31, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kankakee | 51 min |
| May 31, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook, Lake | 41 min |
| May 31, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ford | 37 min |
| May 31, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Rock Island | 25 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Union County6
- LaSalle County6
- McDonough County6
- Stephenson County6
- Pulaski County5
- Williamson County5
- Ogle County5
- Wayne County4
- Henderson County4
- Mercer County4
- Alexander County4
- Johnson County4
- Saline County4
- Rock Island County4
- Whiteside County4
- Carroll County4
- Sangamon County4
- Cook County3
- Warren County3
- Franklin County3
- Putnam County3
- Perry County3
- Hamilton County3
- White County3
- DuPage County3
- Lee County3
- Hancock County3
- Mason County3
- Tazewell County3
- Jo Daviess County3
- Montgomery County3
- Champaign County3
- Douglas County2
- Will County2
- Henry County2
- Bureau County2
- Edgar County2
- Vermilion County2
- Kendall County2
- Morgan County2
42 more counties
- Shelby County2
- DeKalb County2
- Kane County2
- Logan County2
- Menard County2
- Calhoun County2
- Winnebago County2
- Christian County2
- Clinton County2
- Ford County2
- Adams County2
- Jackson County2
- Jefferson County2
- Piatt County2
- Edwards County2
- Wabash County2
- Fulton County2
- Lake County2
- Fayette County1
- Massac County1
- Pope County1
- Coles County1
- Moultrie County1
- Macon County1
- Richland County1
- Gallatin County1
- Hardin County1
- Peoria County1
- Cass County1
- Scott County1
- Jersey County1
- DeWitt County1
- McLean County1
- Monroe County1
- Saint Clair County1
- Bond County1
- Schuyler County1
- Knox County1
- Macoupin County1
- Greene County1
- Grundy County1
- Kankakee County1
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