Alert archive / Illinois / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in Illinois, April 2026
19 special weather statements in April 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in April 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
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- April 1, 202611 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 19 min |
| Mar 31, 9:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Macon | 19 min |
| Mar 31, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 17 min |
| Mar 31, 9:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Macon | 20 min |
| Mar 31, 9:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Macon | 19 min |
| Mar 31, 10:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | DeWitt | 24 min |
| Mar 31, 11:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Piatt | 24 min |
| Mar 31, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | DeWitt | 20 min |
| Mar 31, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | DeWitt | 18 min |
| Mar 31, 11:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | DeWitt | 21 min |
| Mar 31, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 16 min |
| Apr 13, 11:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Putnam | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 1:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 8:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 27 min |
| Apr 17, 11:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Alexander, Johnson, Pulaski, Union | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 7:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Stephenson | 67 min |
| Apr 27, 10:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin | 47 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.