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Tornado Warnings in Illinois, 1996
126 tornado warnings in 1996. 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 tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1996. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 126
- Busiest month
- April63 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- April 20, 199633 tornado warnings
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 6:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 20 min |
| Feb 26, 6:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 34 min |
| Feb 26, 6:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 46 min |
| Feb 26, 7:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Shelby | 46 min |
| Mar 29, 4:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Livingston | 45 min |
| Mar 29, 4:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Livingston | 105 min |
| Apr 18, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 50 min |
| Apr 18, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 49 min |
| Apr 18, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon | 27 min |
| Apr 18, 9:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Moultrie, Piatt | 38 min |
| Apr 18, 9:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas, Edgar | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria, Woodford | 49 min |
| Apr 19, 4:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 52 min |
| Apr 19, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Washington | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Brown | 37 min |
| Apr 19, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Livingston | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 64 min |
| Apr 19, 5:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Mercer | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Grundy, Kankakee, Will | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henderson | 14 min |
| Apr 19, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Clair | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 6:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Stark | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Washington | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry, Mercer | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Tazewell | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 6:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion | 49 min |
| Apr 19, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 7:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Stark | 28 min |
| Apr 19, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 7:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Livingston | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 7:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Saint Clair | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Piatt | 33 min |
| Apr 19, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay | 57 min |
| Apr 19, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 7:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 8:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph, Washington | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Grundy, Will | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 54 min |
| Apr 19, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign | 33 min |
| Apr 19, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 8:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hamilton, Wayne | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 8:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 52 min |
| Apr 19, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wayne, White | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 9:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Williamson | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 9:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Wabash | 52 min |
| Apr 19, 10:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Saline, Williamson | 60 min |
| May 3, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 36 min |
| May 3, 6:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Wayne | 40 min |
| May 3, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash | 50 min |
| May 5, 2:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Pulaski | 27 min |
| May 9, 8:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Mercer | 69 min |
| May 9, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox | 45 min |
| May 9, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Warren | 58 min |
| May 9, 9:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox | 52 min |
| May 9, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria, Stark | 53 min |
| May 10, 2:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Whiteside | 49 min |
| May 10, 3:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll | 45 min |
| May 25, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 45 min |
| May 25, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion | 45 min |
| May 26, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 44 min |
| May 26, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Jasper | 25 min |
| May 27, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 40 min |
| May 27, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 32 min |
| May 27, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 42 min |
| May 27, 9:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 66 min |
| May 27, 10:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 61 min |
| May 28, 1:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign | 38 min |
| May 28, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 45 min |
| May 28, 2:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 9:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Mason | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 36 min |
| Jun 6, 4:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 7:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 7:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Tazewell, Woodford | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 42 min |
| Jun 6, 9:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 40 min |
| Jun 10, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton | 27 min |
| Jun 13, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 33 min |
| Jun 13, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Edgar, Vermilion | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 4:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 1:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 30 min |
| Jul 17, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, Will | 25 min |
| Jul 17, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Will | 37 min |
| Jul 17, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kankakee, Will | 31 min |
| Jul 17, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 47 min |
| Jul 17, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll | 55 min |
| Jul 17, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Whiteside | 65 min |
| Jul 23, 10:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 31 min |
| Jul 28, 7:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 41 min |
| Jul 28, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 34 min |
| Jul 28, 8:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, LaSalle | 31 min |
| Jul 29, 11:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau | 51 min |
| Jul 30, 12:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry | 27 min |
| Jul 30, 1:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Stark | 38 min |
| Jul 30, 2:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Livingston | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry | 42 min |
| Aug 23, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas | 54 min |
| Sep 8, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Douglas | 41 min |
| Dec 23, 12:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 52 min |
| Dec 23, 12:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 53 min |
| Dec 23, 2:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 37 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- LaSalle County7
- Kankakee County7
- Champaign County6
- Livingston County5
- Douglas County5
- Morgan County5
- Will County5
- Sangamon County5
- Tazewell County5
- Fulton County4
- Peoria County4
- Pike County4
- Washington County4
- Stark County4
- Clinton County4
- Henry County4
- Randolph County4
- Marion County4
- Vermilion County4
- Edgar County3
- Saint Clair County3
- Scott County3
- Mercer County3
- McLean County3
- Bureau County3
- Jackson County3
- Wayne County3
- Montgomery County2
- Christian County2
- Macon County2
- Piatt County2
- Coles County2
- Woodford County2
- Brown County2
- Monroe County2
- Grundy County2
- Mason County2
- Clay County2
- Franklin County2
- Jefferson County2
30 more counties
- Edwards County2
- Lawrence County2
- Williamson County2
- Wabash County2
- Knox County2
- Whiteside County2
- Carroll County2
- Adams County2
- DeKalb County2
- Shelby County1
- Hancock County1
- McDonough County1
- Moultrie County1
- Calhoun County1
- Henderson County1
- Marshall County1
- Logan County1
- Perry County1
- Putnam County1
- Fayette County1
- Richland County1
- Hamilton County1
- White County1
- Saline County1
- Madison County1
- Pulaski County1
- Warren County1
- Macoupin County1
- Jasper County1
- Cook County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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. Rebuilt daily.