Alert archive / Illinois / Special Weather Statements / 2026

Special Weather Statements in Illinois, September 2026

15 special weather statements in September 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 September 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Special Weather Statements
15
Busiest day
September 19, 20264 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 3, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXWoodford27 min
Sep 5, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHSaline28 min
Sep 10, 1:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNWarren43 min
Sep 11, 10:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHGallatin, Hardin, Saline34 min
Sep 11, 11:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHGallatin, White48 min
Sep 12, 12:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHWabash41 min
Sep 15, 5:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXTazewell23 min
Sep 18, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHEdwards26 min
Sep 18, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHGallatin, White45 min
Sep 19, 4:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNJo Daviess, Stephenson45 min
Sep 19, 7:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenry, Rock Island, Whiteside39 min
Sep 19, 1:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementILXClay47 min
Sep 19, 11:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNHenry, Mercer, Rock Island64 min
Sep 20, 1:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNBureau53 min
Sep 20, 2:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNRock Island48 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.