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Tornado Warnings in Illinois, 2004

225 tornado warnings in 2004. 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 2004. Tap one for its archive.

Tornado Warnings
225
Busiest month
May112 tornado warnings
Busiest day
May 30, 200452 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 20, 2:30 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChampaign45 min
Apr 20, 5:11 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMarshall64 min
Apr 20, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBureau, Putnam45 min
Apr 20, 5:27 PM CDTTornado WarningILXTazewell63 min
Apr 20, 5:33 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLaSalle42 min
Apr 20, 5:49 PM CDTTornado WarningILXKnox, Stark41 min
Apr 20, 5:51 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMarshall9 min
Apr 20, 5:55 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMarshall35 min
Apr 20, 6:05 PM CDTTornado WarningILXWoodford55 min
Apr 20, 6:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLaSalle34 min
Apr 20, 6:26 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTGrundy34 min
Apr 20, 6:37 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTFord, Iroquois, Livingston38 min
Apr 20, 6:43 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTKendall, LaSalle32 min
Apr 20, 7:01 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTGrundy, Will29 min
Apr 20, 7:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTKankakee32 min
Apr 20, 7:15 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTIroquois30 min
Apr 20, 7:17 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLivingston43 min
Apr 20, 7:17 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTDuPage, Kane, Kendall28 min
Apr 20, 7:21 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLaSalle24 min
Apr 20, 7:31 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTWill29 min
Apr 20, 7:34 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTGrundy41 min
Apr 20, 7:35 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNCarroll, Jo Daviess65 min
Apr 20, 7:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTKendall31 min
Apr 20, 7:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTKankakee46 min
Apr 20, 7:47 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTKendall28 min
Apr 20, 8:02 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTCook, Will28 min
Apr 20, 8:12 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTDuPage, Kane, Kendall33 min
Apr 20, 8:27 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTCook, Will48 min
Apr 24, 7:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXRandolph46 min
Apr 24, 8:09 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJackson, Perry51 min
Apr 24, 9:00 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJackson15 min
May 7, 5:22 AM CDTTornado WarningILXStark53 min
May 7, 5:36 AM CDTTornado WarningILXMarshall39 min
May 10, 4:46 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBureau, Putnam44 min
May 10, 5:09 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTDeKalb, Lee36 min
May 10, 5:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTKane49 min
May 10, 6:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTIroquois20 min
May 18, 5:08 PM CDTTornado WarningILXTazewell, Woodford52 min
May 18, 5:35 PM CDTTornado WarningILXTazewell, Woodford25 min
May 18, 6:11 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean64 min
May 21, 8:03 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTDeKalb27 min
May 23, 5:06 PM CDTTornado WarningILXScott54 min
May 23, 5:42 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMorgan63 min
May 23, 6:03 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean57 min
May 23, 6:23 PM CDTTornado WarningILXSangamon67 min
May 23, 6:38 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChristian67 min
May 23, 6:38 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTFord, Livingston37 min
May 23, 6:43 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMorgan32 min
May 23, 6:43 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLaSalle32 min
May 23, 6:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTKendall50 min
May 23, 7:14 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLaSalle31 min
May 23, 7:19 PM CDTTornado WarningILXShelby56 min
May 23, 7:25 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMacoupin, Montgomery50 min
May 23, 7:28 PM CDTTornado WarningILXSangamon32 min
May 23, 7:30 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMoultrie60 min
May 23, 7:33 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTGrundy42 min
May 23, 7:39 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChristian66 min
May 23, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTKendall, Will50 min
May 23, 7:51 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean, Tazewell54 min
May 23, 8:01 PM CDTTornado WarningILXColes44 min
May 23, 8:01 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLake29 min
May 23, 8:28 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLivingston47 min
May 23, 8:45 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChristian60 min
May 24, 9:04 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHancock41 min
May 24, 10:01 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXAdams, Pike59 min
May 24, 10:27 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNMcDonough33 min
May 24, 10:31 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton59 min
May 24, 10:52 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXPike53 min
May 24, 11:02 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMason58 min
May 24, 11:06 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXAdams24 min
May 24, 11:32 PM CDTTornado WarningILXLogan58 min
May 24, 11:57 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMorgan, Sangamon48 min
May 24, 11:58 PM CDTTornado WarningILXTazewell62 min
May 25, 12:04 AM CDTTornado WarningILXMenard56 min
May 25, 12:28 AM CDTTornado WarningILXChristian32 min
May 25, 12:40 AM CDTTornado WarningILXMacon65 min
May 25, 4:28 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXRandolph47 min
May 25, 4:40 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJefferson35 min
May 25, 4:49 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHFranklin41 min
May 25, 5:30 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHHamilton, Saline45 min
May 26, 11:23 AM CDTTornado WarningPAHSaline37 min
May 26, 11:41 AM CDTTornado WarningPAHHardin49 min
May 26, 7:01 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMonroe, Saint Clair44 min
May 26, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMonroe, Saint Clair34 min
May 26, 7:57 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXRandolph, Washington33 min
May 27, 5:18 PM CDTTornado WarningILXEffingham, Jasper57 min
May 27, 8:02 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMonroe43 min
May 30, 9:46 AM CDTTornado WarningILXTazewell, Woodford59 min
May 30, 10:34 AM CDTTornado WarningLOTLivingston26 min
May 30, 11:25 AM CDTTornado WarningLOTLivingston50 min
May 30, 12:16 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHMassac29 min
May 30, 12:35 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHPope25 min
May 30, 2:29 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHancock46 min
May 30, 2:45 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHenderson45 min
May 30, 3:11 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHancock, McDonough, Warren49 min
May 30, 3:27 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXAdams48 min
May 30, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton, Knox60 min
May 30, 4:03 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNMcDonough, Warren27 min
May 30, 4:09 PM CDTTornado WarningILXSchuyler66 min
May 30, 4:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBond, Madison, Montgomery47 min
May 30, 4:20 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair40 min
May 30, 4:25 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTFord, Livingston50 min
May 30, 4:29 PM CDTTornado WarningILXPeoria, Stark61 min
May 30, 4:36 PM CDTTornado WarningILXTazewell, Woodford54 min
May 30, 4:38 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTIroquois52 min
May 30, 4:43 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton, Knox62 min
May 30, 4:47 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBrown28 min
May 30, 4:48 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFayette, Montgomery42 min
May 30, 4:51 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMonroe39 min
May 30, 4:54 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBureau, Whiteside51 min
May 30, 4:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion50 min
May 30, 4:59 PM CDTTornado WarningILXCass, Mason61 min
May 30, 5:06 PM CDTTornado WarningILXShelby54 min
May 30, 5:10 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMarshall65 min
May 30, 5:19 PM CDTTornado WarningILXWoodford56 min
May 30, 5:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLivingston67 min
May 30, 5:25 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClark, Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper65 min
May 30, 5:25 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTIroquois50 min
May 30, 5:31 PM CDTTornado WarningILXEffingham, Logan, Shelby, Tazewell59 min
May 30, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WarningILXLogan, Tazewell46 min
May 30, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFayette31 min
May 30, 6:03 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean57 min
May 30, 6:07 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJackson53 min
May 30, 6:09 PM CDTTornado WarningILXEdgar66 min
May 30, 6:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLaSalle34 min
May 30, 6:12 PM CDTTornado WarningILXDeWitt63 min
May 30, 6:14 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXWashington46 min
May 30, 6:16 PM CDTTornado WarningILXColes59 min
May 30, 6:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLivingston11 min
May 30, 6:19 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHPerry26 min
May 30, 6:24 PM CDTTornado WarningILXCumberland, Effingham, Jasper66 min
May 30, 6:24 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTGrundy66 min
May 30, 6:31 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLivingston59 min
May 30, 6:36 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClark54 min
May 30, 6:36 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMarion39 min
May 30, 6:40 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJefferson35 min
May 30, 6:50 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHWilliamson55 min
May 30, 6:57 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChampaign, Piatt63 min
May 30, 6:59 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHUnion46 min
May 30, 7:08 PM CDTTornado WarningILXClay52 min
May 30, 7:24 PM CDTTornado WarningILXVermilion66 min
May 30, 7:28 PM CDTTornado WarningILXJasper, Richland62 min
May 30, 7:37 PM CDTTornado WarningILXCrawford, Lawrence53 min
Jun 10, 2:34 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton41 min
Jun 10, 2:59 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChampaign, Vermilion61 min
Jun 10, 3:12 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton48 min
Jun 10, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WarningILXPeoria55 min
Jun 10, 3:57 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChampaign, Vermilion63 min
Jun 10, 4:17 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean58 min
Jun 10, 4:29 PM CDTTornado WarningILXTazewell46 min
Jun 10, 5:02 PM CDTTornado WarningILXWoodford58 min
Jun 10, 5:29 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBureau46 min
Jun 10, 5:33 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHenry, Rock Island42 min
Jun 10, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNPutnam16 min
Jun 10, 5:55 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean, Woodford65 min
Jun 10, 6:15 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBureau45 min
Jun 10, 6:17 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLaSalle28 min
Jun 10, 7:14 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBureau31 min
Jun 10, 7:32 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNWhiteside43 min
Jun 10, 8:12 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTCook, DuPage, Will33 min
Jun 12, 5:16 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJohnson29 min
Jun 16, 4:27 PM CDTTornado WarningILXEdgar63 min
Jun 18, 3:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMonroe, Saint Clair41 min
Jul 3, 5:47 PM CDTTornado WarningILXColes58 min
Jul 3, 7:49 PM CDTTornado WarningILXLogan56 min
Jul 5, 4:52 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTKankakee, Will38 min
Jul 5, 5:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTDeKalb, LaSalle, Lee33 min
Jul 5, 8:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMadison34 min
Jul 5, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHenry35 min
Jul 5, 9:07 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNWhiteside38 min
Jul 5, 9:25 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton65 min
Jul 5, 9:29 PM CDTTornado WarningILXKnox61 min
Jul 5, 9:29 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLee46 min
Jul 5, 9:40 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBureau, Henry50 min
Jul 5, 9:59 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMarion31 min
Jul 5, 10:05 PM CDTTornado WarningILXPeoria55 min
Jul 5, 10:24 PM CDTTornado WarningILXPeoria66 min
Jul 5, 10:32 PM CDTTornado WarningILXTazewell, Woodford58 min
Jul 9, 5:12 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNWarren33 min
Jul 13, 12:24 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNBureau66 min
Jul 13, 12:47 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLaSalle58 min
Jul 13, 1:31 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLivingston59 min
Jul 13, 2:15 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean45 min
Jul 13, 2:34 PM CDTTornado WarningILXWoodford41 min
Jul 13, 2:56 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean49 min
Jul 13, 2:58 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean47 min
Jul 13, 3:06 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChampaign, Vermilion39 min
Jul 13, 3:16 PM CDTTornado WarningILXWoodford44 min
Jul 13, 3:38 PM CDTTornado WarningILXVermilion52 min
Jul 13, 3:41 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean49 min
Jul 13, 3:59 PM CDTTornado WarningILXDeWitt, Piatt46 min
Jul 13, 4:19 PM CDTTornado WarningILXChampaign41 min
Jul 13, 4:35 PM CDTTornado WarningILXDouglas40 min
Jul 13, 5:03 PM CDTTornado WarningILXColes42 min
Jul 13, 5:09 PM CDTTornado WarningILXDeWitt51 min
Jul 13, 5:43 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMoultrie47 min
Jul 22, 1:54 PM CDTTornado WarningILXPiatt51 min
Jul 22, 2:21 PM CDTTornado WarningILXDouglas39 min
Aug 17, 5:54 PM CDTTornado WarningILXKnox, Stark66 min
Aug 17, 7:53 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTLivingston22 min
Aug 17, 8:05 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTFord25 min
Aug 18, 5:12 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMoultrie33 min
Aug 18, 6:05 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHenderson40 min
Aug 18, 6:44 PM CDTTornado WarningDVNHenderson, Warren61 min
Aug 18, 7:12 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton63 min
Aug 24, 5:38 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTDeKalb, Kane37 min
Aug 24, 6:24 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTKane, McHenry36 min
Aug 26, 6:54 PM CDTTornado WarningILXFulton51 min
Oct 18, 4:49 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXRandolph56 min
Oct 18, 6:15 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJackson45 min
Oct 18, 6:58 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJackson, Williamson62 min
Oct 18, 7:22 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJohnson53 min
Oct 18, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHPope64 min
Oct 18, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHHardin62 min
Oct 26, 5:20 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHAlexander55 min
Oct 26, 5:43 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXRandolph47 min
Oct 26, 5:43 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHPulaski62 min
Oct 26, 6:27 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHMassac63 min
Oct 26, 7:08 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHPope67 min
Oct 29, 6:52 PM CDTTornado WarningILXMcLean38 min
Oct 29, 6:59 PM CDTTornado WarningLOTFord, Livingston46 min
Nov 1, 1:52 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXRandolph23 min
Nov 1, 2:06 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHPerry39 min
Nov 1, 2:13 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXWashington47 min
Nov 1, 2:59 PM CSTTornado WarningLSXMarion46 min

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

49 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. May 30, 200452tornado warnings
  2. May 25, 200417tornado warnings
  3. July 13, 200417tornado warnings
  4. April 21, 200415tornado warnings
  5. June 10, 200414tornado warnings
  6. April 20, 200413tornado warnings
  7. May 24, 200413tornado warnings
  8. July 6, 200411tornado warnings
  9. May 23, 20049tornado warnings
  10. August 18, 20045tornado warnings
  11. May 10, 20044tornado warnings
  12. May 27, 20044tornado warnings

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.