Alert archive / Illinois / Special Weather Statements / 2023
Special Weather Statements in Illinois, August 2023
87 special weather statements in August 2023. 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 August 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
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- August 14, 202319 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 1:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Massac | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 6:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 38 min |
| Aug 5, 12:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 56 min |
| Aug 5, 3:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Union | 52 min |
| Aug 5, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Union | 37 min |
| Aug 5, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Massac | 24 min |
| Aug 5, 8:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Pulaski | 26 min |
| Aug 6, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 57 min |
| Aug 7, 1:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 2:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 1:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer | 35 min |
| Aug 8, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer | 37 min |
| Aug 8, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Rock Island | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson, Warren | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 47 min |
| Aug 8, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Putnam | 52 min |
| Aug 8, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 29 min |
| Aug 11, 5:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer, Rock Island | 38 min |
| Aug 11, 6:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, Warren | 48 min |
| Aug 11, 6:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock, Henderson | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 7:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 50 min |
| Aug 11, 8:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Cass, Morgan | 38 min |
| Aug 11, 8:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Logan | 27 min |
| Aug 11, 9:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 40 min |
| Aug 11, 9:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian | 42 min |
| Aug 11, 10:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Effingham, Shelby | 45 min |
| Aug 11, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | DuPage, Lake | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 45 min |
| Aug 12, 1:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 2:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 35 min |
| Aug 12, 3:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 27 min |
| Aug 12, 3:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ford | 27 min |
| Aug 12, 5:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Perry | 40 min |
| Aug 12, 5:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ford | 30 min |
| Aug 12, 6:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Iroquois | 30 min |
| Aug 12, 6:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards, Franklin, Hamilton, Jackson, Perry, Saline and 3 more | 58 min |
| Aug 13, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wayne | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wayne | 45 min |
| Aug 13, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | White | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 7:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hamilton | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Gallatin | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hamilton | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Saline | 42 min |
| Aug 13, 8:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Gallatin | 32 min |
| Aug 14, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Stephenson | 48 min |
| Aug 14, 1:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Will | 34 min |
| Aug 14, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Whiteside | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 4:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee | 18 min |
| Aug 14, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess | 61 min |
| Aug 14, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 27 min |
| Aug 14, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Lee | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | LaSalle | 34 min |
| Aug 14, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kendall | 26 min |
| Aug 14, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Grundy | 16 min |
| Aug 17, 4:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Stephenson | 23 min |
| Aug 17, 5:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Winnebago | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 5:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 5:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll | 18 min |
| Aug 17, 6:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Ogle | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 6:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 6:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 6:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | DeKalb | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 7:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Putnam | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 7:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Marshall | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 7:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Woodford | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 8:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Mason | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 8:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Grundy | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 8:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kankakee | 32 min |
| Aug 24, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | McHenry | 37 min |
| Aug 25, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Effingham | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 10:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 20 min |
| Aug 25, 10:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 29 min |
| Aug 25, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian | 28 min |
| Aug 25, 11:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards, Wabash | 45 min |
| Aug 26, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 39 min |
| Aug 26, 12:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Crawford | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 12:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards | 62 min |
| Aug 26, 12:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Scott | 20 min |
| Aug 26, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Shelby | 14 min |
| Aug 26, 2:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Shelby | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 2:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 28 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Hancock County11
- McDonough County5
- Mercer County4
- Hamilton County4
- Henry County3
- Henderson County3
- Shelby County3
- Edwards County3
- Wayne County3
- Lee County3
- Massac County2
- Pulaski County2
- Union County2
- Rock Island County2
- Warren County2
- Bureau County2
- Putnam County2
- Christian County2
- Effingham County2
- McLean County2
- Ford County2
- Franklin County2
- Perry County2
- Saline County2
- White County2
- Gallatin County2
- Stephenson County2
- Carroll County2
- LaSalle County2
- Grundy County2
- Alexander County1
- Cass County1
- Morgan County1
- Logan County1
- Sangamon County1
- DuPage County1
- Lake County1
- Jefferson County1
- Iroquois County1
- Jackson County1
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