Alert archive / Illinois / Tornado Warnings / 1998
Tornado Warnings in Illinois, April 1998
93 tornado warnings in April 1998. 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 April 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 93
- Busiest day
- April 7, 199828 tornado warnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Schuyler | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 4:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria | 53 min |
| Apr 7, 4:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Mason | 54 min |
| Apr 7, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 4:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | McDonough | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Schuyler | 69 min |
| Apr 7, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 63 min |
| Apr 7, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 55 min |
| Apr 7, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 65 min |
| Apr 7, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Mason | 53 min |
| Apr 7, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Warren | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 69 min |
| Apr 7, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan | 66 min |
| Apr 7, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 63 min |
| Apr 7, 6:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Warren | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Mercer | 49 min |
| Apr 7, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon, Shelby | 69 min |
| Apr 7, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell | 62 min |
| Apr 7, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Mason | 62 min |
| Apr 7, 6:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Menard | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean | 62 min |
| Apr 7, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Moultrie | 42 min |
| Apr 7, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox, Stark | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Piatt | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 6:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan | 63 min |
| Apr 7, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 59 min |
| Apr 7, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Douglas | 57 min |
| Apr 7, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell | 62 min |
| Apr 7, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Woodford | 67 min |
| Apr 7, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean | 62 min |
| Apr 7, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Edgar | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Douglas | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, McLean | 66 min |
| Apr 7, 8:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Edgar | 62 min |
| Apr 7, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Effingham | 54 min |
| Apr 7, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 42 min |
| Apr 7, 9:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Jasper | 64 min |
| Apr 7, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 60 min |
| Apr 7, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Douglas | 42 min |
| Apr 7, 10:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark | 53 min |
| Apr 7, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Jasper | 53 min |
| Apr 7, 10:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay | 57 min |
| Apr 7, 11:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 44 min |
| Apr 13, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 54 min |
| Apr 13, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 63 min |
| Apr 13, 6:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 41 min |
| Apr 13, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 63 min |
| Apr 13, 6:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond | 65 min |
| Apr 13, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Washington | 62 min |
| Apr 13, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 68 min |
| Apr 13, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Washington | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Massac | 41 min |
| Apr 13, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Pope | 38 min |
| Apr 13, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hardin | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Whiteside | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henderson, Warren | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 4:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 5:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Mercer | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 5:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 63 min |
| Apr 15, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Lee | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Clair | 66 min |
| Apr 15, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 62 min |
| Apr 15, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Washington | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Perry | 61 min |
| Apr 15, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Washington | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison | 62 min |
| Apr 15, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 65 min |
| Apr 15, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 7:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay | 53 min |
| Apr 15, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 56 min |
| Apr 15, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Jasper, Richland | 60 min |
| Apr 15, 9:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson, Williamson | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 10:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 58 min |
| Apr 15, 10:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 63 min |
| Apr 15, 11:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 11:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Union | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 49 min |
| Apr 29, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 58 min |
| Apr 30, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon | 60 min |
| Apr 30, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon | 61 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- McLean County5
- Peoria County4
- Mason County4
- Macon County4
- Jasper County4
- Randolph County4
- Washington County4
- Jackson County4
- Fulton County3
- Sangamon County3
- Logan County3
- Tazewell County3
- Warren County3
- DeWitt County3
- Douglas County3
- Clay County3
- Madison County3
- Monroe County3
- Saint Clair County3
- Schuyler County2
- Macoupin County2
- Christian County2
- Mercer County2
- Knox County2
- Vermilion County2
- Edgar County2
- Effingham County2
- Marion County2
- Crawford County2
- Massac County2
- Pope County2
- Bond County2
- Clinton County2
- Jefferson County2
- Bureau County2
- Franklin County2
- Cass County1
- Morgan County1
- Hancock County1
- McDonough County1
23 more counties
- Shelby County1
- Menard County1
- Moultrie County1
- Stark County1
- Piatt County1
- Coles County1
- Woodford County1
- Fayette County1
- Champaign County1
- Clark County1
- Calhoun County1
- Jersey County1
- Johnson County1
- Hardin County1
- Henry County1
- Whiteside County1
- Henderson County1
- LaSalle County1
- Lee County1
- Perry County1
- Richland County1
- Williamson County1
- Union 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. Rebuilt daily.