Alert archive / Illinois / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in Illinois, May 2026
30 special weather statements in May 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 May 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 30
- Busiest day
- May 16, 202610 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 10:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Clay | 25 min |
| May 4, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Mercer, Rock Island, Whiteside | 44 min |
| May 4, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson | 38 min |
| May 4, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson | 65 min |
| May 4, 8:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Peoria | 47 min |
| May 5, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Edgar | 34 min |
| May 7, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Woodford | 14 min |
| May 16, 3:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson, Mercer, Warren | 41 min |
| May 16, 4:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 43 min |
| May 16, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Stark | 20 min |
| May 16, 2:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Franklin | 30 min |
| May 16, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wabash | 26 min |
| May 16, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Lawrence | 30 min |
| May 16, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wayne | 67 min |
| May 16, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards | 25 min |
| May 16, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Crawford, Lawrence | 50 min |
| May 16, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wabash | 39 min |
| May 17, 10:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Stephenson | 43 min |
| May 18, 3:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henderson | 45 min |
| May 18, 3:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Whiteside | 35 min |
| May 18, 4:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Carroll, Whiteside | 46 min |
| May 18, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Gallatin | 46 min |
| May 18, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Pulaski | 40 min |
| May 19, 12:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Hancock, Henderson | 46 min |
| May 19, 1:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Warren | 33 min |
| May 19, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Knox | 34 min |
| May 19, 1:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 44 min |
| May 19, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ILX | Fulton | 29 min |
| May 19, 1:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | McDonough | 25 min |
| May 24, 2:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Whiteside | 39 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henderson County5
- Whiteside County4
- Mercer County2
- Warren County2
- Henry County2
- Wabash County2
- Lawrence County2
- Clay County1
- Rock Island County1
- Peoria County1
- Edgar County1
- Woodford County1
- Stark County1
- Franklin County1
- Wayne County1
- Edwards County1
- Crawford County1
- Stephenson County1
- Carroll County1
- Gallatin County1
- Pulaski County1
- Hancock County1
- Knox County1
- Fulton County1
- McDonough 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.