Alert archive / Illinois / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in Illinois, March 2026
48 special weather statements in March 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 March 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 48
- Busiest day
- March 7, 202614 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | DeWitt | 20 min |
| Mar 3, 2:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Tazewell | 18 min |
| Mar 3, 3:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Tazewell | 16 min |
| Mar 3, 3:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | McLean | 16 min |
| Mar 3, 5:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Macon | 18 min |
| Mar 3, 7:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 13 min |
| Mar 3, 7:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Sangamon | 13 min |
| Mar 3, 8:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Moultrie | 26 min |
| Mar 4, 7:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Jasper | 37 min |
| Mar 4, 8:05 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Crawford | 25 min |
| Mar 4, 10:13 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Johnson | 47 min |
| Mar 6, 6:09 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Rock Island | 51 min |
| Mar 6, 6:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 32 min |
| Mar 6, 6:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 25 min |
| Mar 6, 6:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox, Stark | 32 min |
| Mar 6, 7:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 46 min |
| Mar 6, 11:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Fulton | 25 min |
| Mar 6, 11:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Warren and 1 more | 57 min |
| Mar 7, 12:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox, Peoria, Stark | 42 min |
| Mar 7, 12:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 56 min |
| Mar 7, 12:42 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Marshall | 63 min |
| Mar 7, 12:51 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Putnam, Whiteside | 39 min |
| Mar 7, 1:04 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox, Peoria, Stark | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 1:47 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Marshall | 43 min |
| Mar 7, 2:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Effingham, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby | 59 min |
| Mar 7, 3:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 56 min |
| Mar 7, 3:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland | 54 min |
| Mar 7, 5:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Perry | 38 min |
| Mar 7, 6:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Saline, Williamson | 43 min |
| Mar 7, 7:20 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Gallatin | 40 min |
| Mar 11, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards | 45 min |
| Mar 11, 11:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Jefferson, Perry, Wayne | 39 min |
| Mar 11, 12:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Lawrence | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 8:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 9:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Christian | 25 min |
| Mar 17, 12:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Boone, Kane | 26 min |
| Mar 17, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kane, Will | 61 min |
| Mar 17, 2:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Will | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 3:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Kendall, Will | 55 min |
| Mar 22, 9:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards, Wayne | 44 min |
| Mar 26, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer | 43 min |
| Mar 26, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Warren | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 34 min |
| Mar 30, 8:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jo Daviess | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 4:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Rock Island | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 5:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Bureau | 80 min |
| Mar 31, 7:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 8:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Stark | 26 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bureau County6
- Henry County4
- Stark County4
- Rock Island County3
- Knox County3
- Putnam County3
- Mercer County3
- Will County3
- Tazewell County2
- Macon County2
- Sangamon County2
- Moultrie County2
- Jasper County2
- Warren County2
- Whiteside County2
- Peoria County2
- Jo Daviess County2
- Marshall County2
- Effingham County2
- Perry County2
- Edwards County2
- Wayne County2
- Kane County2
- DeWitt County1
- McLean County1
- Crawford County1
- Johnson County1
- Fulton County1
- Carroll County1
- Stephenson County1
- Shelby County1
- Clark County1
- Coles County1
- Cumberland County1
- Douglas County1
- Edgar County1
- Vermilion County1
- Clay County1
- Richland County1
- Saline County1
Nearby
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.