Alert archive / Illinois / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in Illinois, July 2026
68 special weather statements in July 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 July 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
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- July 4, 202618 special weather statements
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Mercer | 61 min |
| Jul 2, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 10:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 72 min |
| Jul 3, 1:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Marshall | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Effingham | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 77 min |
| Jul 3, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Rock Island, Whiteside | 66 min |
| Jul 3, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Whiteside | 46 min |
| Jul 3, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Saline | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 65 min |
| Jul 4, 5:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 12:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Piatt | 23 min |
| Jul 4, 1:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Piatt | 27 min |
| Jul 4, 2:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Putnam | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Logan | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Woodford | 47 min |
| Jul 4, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Jackson | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Union | 52 min |
| Jul 4, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 43 min |
| Jul 4, 3:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Pulaski, Union | 42 min |
| Jul 4, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Saline | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wabash | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wayne | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clark | 35 min |
| Jul 4, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hamilton | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Pulaski | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 9:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Pulaski | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 9:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Williamson | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Massac | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Jackson | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Franklin | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 12:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Pulaski, Union | 23 min |
| Jul 9, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Massac | 32 min |
| Jul 9, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 36 min |
| Jul 9, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wabash | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Cumberland, Jasper | 27 min |
| Jul 9, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wabash | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 50 min |
| Jul 10, 12:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 36 min |
| Jul 10, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Williamson | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Macon | 49 min |
| Jul 18, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Alexander | 33 min |
| Jul 18, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards | 37 min |
| Jul 18, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 23 min |
| Jul 18, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Menard | 32 min |
| Jul 18, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Douglas, Edgar | 23 min |
| Jul 18, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 31 min |
| Jul 18, 8:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian | 34 min |
| Jul 18, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Shelby | 37 min |
| Jul 20, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Rock Island | 50 min |
| Jul 20, 11:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer | 47 min |
| Jul 20, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 42 min |
| Jul 20, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Scott | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 5:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 25 min |
| Jul 26, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Lawrence | 15 min |
| Jul 26, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Lawrence | 15 min |
| Jul 26, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Lawrence | 15 min |
| Jul 27, 12:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin | 63 min |
| Jul 27, 1:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards | 62 min |
| Jul 27, 2:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Pope | 44 min |
| Jul 27, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian | 34 min |
| Jul 31, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer, Rock Island | 59 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pulaski County5
- Bureau County4
- Christian County4
- Henry County3
- Mercer County3
- Jo Daviess County3
- Rock Island County3
- Putnam County3
- Jackson County3
- Union County3
- Wabash County3
- Sangamon County3
- Lawrence County3
- Carroll County2
- Stephenson County2
- Whiteside County2
- Saline County2
- Piatt County2
- McLean County2
- Williamson County2
- Massac County2
- Franklin County2
- Shelby County2
- Alexander County2
- Edwards County2
- Marshall County1
- Effingham County1
- Logan County1
- Woodford County1
- Jefferson County1
- Wayne County1
- Clark County1
- Hamilton County1
- Cumberland County1
- Jasper County1
- Perry County1
- Hancock County1
- Macon County1
- Menard County1
- Douglas 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.