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Tornado Warnings in Illinois, 2019
109 tornado warnings in 2019. 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 109
- Busiest month
- May59 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- May 23, 201920 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 9:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 33 min |
| Mar 14, 9:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin | 26 min |
| Mar 14, 9:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hardin, Pope | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 9:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 19 min |
| Mar 14, 10:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 10:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hardin, Massac, Pope | 21 min |
| Mar 14, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Livingston | 22 min |
| Mar 14, 10:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hardin | 33 min |
| Mar 14, 11:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hardin | 26 min |
| Mar 24, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 9 min |
| Apr 30, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 36 min |
| Apr 30, 11:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 23 min |
| May 8, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall | 14 min |
| May 8, 8:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle | 13 min |
| May 16, 11:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kendall, LaSalle | 45 min |
| May 16, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 26 min |
| May 16, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Vermilion | 35 min |
| May 21, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 41 min |
| May 21, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 42 min |
| May 21, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin, Madison | 50 min |
| May 21, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 37 min |
| May 21, 7:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Madison | 29 min |
| May 21, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion | 21 min |
| May 21, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 26 min |
| May 21, 9:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Perry | 37 min |
| May 21, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Perry | 24 min |
| May 21, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Jackson, Union, Williamson | 39 min |
| May 21, 9:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 29 min |
| May 21, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jefferson | 30 min |
| May 22, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock | 51 min |
| May 22, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams | 16 min |
| May 22, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams | 30 min |
| May 22, 8:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 52 min |
| May 22, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 17 min |
| May 22, 9:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | McDonough | 44 min |
| May 22, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 32 min |
| May 22, 9:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox | 27 min |
| May 22, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Schuyler | 34 min |
| May 22, 9:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria | 32 min |
| May 22, 10:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 26 min |
| May 22, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 27 min |
| May 23, 12:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 30 min |
| May 23, 12:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin, Madison | 45 min |
| May 23, 12:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Livingston | 38 min |
| May 23, 12:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan | 20 min |
| May 23, 12:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Livingston | 48 min |
| May 23, 1:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 33 min |
| May 23, 3:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Marion | 36 min |
| May 23, 8:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Lawrence, Richland | 34 min |
| May 24, 11:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 30 min |
| May 24, 12:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | McDonough | 26 min |
| May 24, 12:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | McDonough | 35 min |
| May 24, 12:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason | 62 min |
| May 24, 1:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason, Tazewell | 35 min |
| May 24, 1:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Mason, Tazewell | 47 min |
| May 27, 2:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henderson | 41 min |
| May 27, 2:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, Will | 38 min |
| May 27, 2:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Warren | 38 min |
| May 27, 2:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll | 20 min |
| May 27, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ogle | 45 min |
| May 27, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Whiteside | 40 min |
| May 27, 3:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry, Mercer | 11 min |
| May 27, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Whiteside | 31 min |
| May 27, 3:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark | 39 min |
| May 27, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 55 min |
| May 27, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Lee | 35 min |
| May 27, 4:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Lee | 32 min |
| May 27, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, Will | 46 min |
| May 27, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 33 min |
| May 29, 4:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 28 min |
| Jun 15, 1:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jersey | 25 min |
| Jun 15, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henderson, Mercer | 17 min |
| Jun 15, 10:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 25 min |
| Jun 15, 11:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 15 min |
| Jun 19, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Shelby | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Moultrie | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 10:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 44 min |
| Jun 21, 10:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 10:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 55 min |
| Jun 21, 11:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 23 min |
| Jun 21, 11:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene, Macoupin | 38 min |
| Jun 23, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski, Union | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hardin | 26 min |
| Jun 30, 5:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 25 min |
| Aug 12, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 38 min |
| Aug 12, 9:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon, Moultrie | 29 min |
| Aug 12, 9:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 9:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Shelby | 26 min |
| Sep 1, 2:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cumberland | 39 min |
| Sep 11, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, Lake, McHenry | 52 min |
| Sep 12, 1:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ogle | 44 min |
| Sep 12, 1:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ogle | 64 min |
| Sep 12, 3:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane | 42 min |
| Sep 12, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane, Kendall | 24 min |
| Sep 27, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock | 25 min |
| Sep 27, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox, Peoria | 29 min |
| Sep 27, 7:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams | 41 min |
| Sep 27, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams | 53 min |
| Sep 27, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell | 19 min |
| Sep 29, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 29 min |
| Sep 29, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason, Tazewell | 28 min |
| Sep 29, 3:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Tazewell | 43 min |
| Sep 29, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, McLean, Tazewell | 45 min |
| Nov 26, 10:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 38 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fulton County9
- Adams County7
- Tazewell County7
- Hardin County6
- Madison County6
- Massac County5
- Pope County5
- Peoria County5
- Mason County5
- Alexander County4
- Marshall County4
- McDonough County4
- Pike County4
- Christian County4
- Livingston County3
- Pulaski County3
- LaSalle County3
- DeKalb County3
- Saint Clair County3
- Jersey County3
- Macoupin County3
- Bond County3
- Jackson County3
- Hancock County3
- Schuyler County3
- Knox County3
- McLean County3
- Logan County3
- Cook County3
- Ogle County3
- Macon County3
- Shelby County3
- Gallatin County2
- Randolph County2
- Monroe County2
- Kendall County2
- Vermilion County2
- Calhoun County2
- Clinton County2
- Fayette County2
34 more counties
- Marion County2
- Perry County2
- Franklin County2
- Union County2
- Jefferson County2
- Brown County2
- Henderson County2
- Will County2
- Bureau County2
- Henry County2
- Whiteside County2
- Mercer County2
- Stark County2
- Woodford County2
- Lee County2
- Moultrie County2
- Morgan County2
- Kane County2
- Williamson County1
- Ford County1
- Iroquois County1
- Lawrence County1
- Richland County1
- Warren County1
- Carroll County1
- Scott County1
- Greene County1
- Jo Daviess County1
- Cass County1
- Menard County1
- Sangamon County1
- Cumberland County1
- Lake County1
- McHenry County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.