Alert archive / Illinois / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in Illinois, August 2026
49 special weather statements in August 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 August 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 49
- Busiest day
- August 16, 202613 special weather statements
Over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 10:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer | 33 min |
| Aug 12, 11:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 11:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Warren | 23 min |
| Aug 12, 8:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski | 56 min |
| Aug 12, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Massac | 52 min |
| Aug 13, 10:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson, Mercer, Warren | 55 min |
| Aug 13, 11:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 52 min |
| Aug 13, 11:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Mercer | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 12:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell | 45 min |
| Aug 13, 12:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Stark | 56 min |
| Aug 13, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Peoria | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Woodford | 43 min |
| Aug 13, 11:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Peoria | 34 min |
| Aug 14, 1:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Vermilion | 23 min |
| Aug 15, 4:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Logan, Menard, Sangamon | 31 min |
| Aug 15, 6:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Champaign, Piatt, Vermilion | 36 min |
| Aug 15, 8:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer, Rock Island | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Rock Island | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 9:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Rock Island | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 33 min |
| Aug 15, 10:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Warren | 26 min |
| Aug 15, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Stark | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 10:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 39 min |
| Aug 16, 6:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian | 27 min |
| Aug 16, 11:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 44 min |
| Aug 16, 12:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Douglas, Piatt | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer | 52 min |
| Aug 19, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson, Warren | 65 min |
| Aug 19, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson, Warren | 52 min |
| Aug 19, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 63 min |
| Aug 19, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer | 39 min |
| Aug 19, 6:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 65 min |
| Aug 19, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Logan | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | DeWitt | 40 min |
| Aug 19, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Pope | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 2:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Alexander | 36 min |
| Aug 20, 4:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Massac, Pulaski | 28 min |
| Aug 21, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Mercer | 66 min |
| Aug 21, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 10:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Tazewell | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 11:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Tazewell | 36 min |
| Aug 22, 12:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 49 min |
| Aug 22, 1:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian | 38 min |
| Aug 26, 7:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Alexander, Massac, Pulaski | 63 min |
| Aug 26, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Edgar | 32 min |
| Aug 26, 8:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wabash | 34 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mercer County8
- Warren County6
- Massac County4
- Henderson County4
- McDonough County4
- Alexander County3
- Pulaski County3
- Knox County3
- Henry County3
- Peoria County3
- Stark County3
- Tazewell County3
- Sangamon County3
- Rock Island County3
- Pope County2
- Marshall County2
- Woodford County2
- Vermilion County2
- Logan County2
- Piatt County2
- Bureau County2
- Christian County2
- Hancock County2
- Morgan County2
- Johnson County1
- Fulton County1
- Menard County1
- Champaign County1
- Putnam County1
- Scott County1
- Douglas County1
- DeWitt County1
- Edgar County1
- Wabash County1
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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.