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Tornado Warnings in Illinois, 2023
141 tornado warnings in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 141
- Busiest month
- April42 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- March 31, 202329 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 9:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 13 min |
| Jan 3, 3:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 23 min |
| Jan 3, 4:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Macon | 35 min |
| Jan 3, 4:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 34 min |
| Jan 3, 4:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt | 35 min |
| Jan 3, 4:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan | 17 min |
| Jan 3, 4:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon | 36 min |
| Jan 3, 5:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, McLean | 23 min |
| Jan 3, 5:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ford | 44 min |
| Jan 3, 5:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon | 26 min |
| Jan 3, 6:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Macon, Piatt | 26 min |
| Jan 3, 6:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois | 22 min |
| Jan 12, 1:55 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 11 min |
| Jan 12, 2:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Massac, Pulaski | 11 min |
| Feb 27, 8:48 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign | 27 min |
| Feb 27, 9:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign | 33 min |
| Feb 27, 9:54 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | DuPage | 21 min |
| Mar 3, 11:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 21 min |
| Mar 3, 12:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 2:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 2:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henderson, Warren | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams, Pike | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Morgan, Schuyler | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass, Menard, Morgan | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Mercer, Rock Island | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henderson, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Menard, Sangamon | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Mason, Tazewell, Woodford | 24 min |
| Mar 31, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess | 32 min |
| Mar 31, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Whiteside | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 6:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll, Stephenson, Whiteside | 25 min |
| Mar 31, 6:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Macon, Sangamon | 22 min |
| Mar 31, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Whiteside | 15 min |
| Mar 31, 6:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Lee | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ogle | 19 min |
| Mar 31, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Macon, Piatt | 32 min |
| Mar 31, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll, Stephenson | 25 min |
| Mar 31, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Shelby | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 7:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Lee, Ogle | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, DeWitt, McLean, Piatt | 25 min |
| Mar 31, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ford, Iroquois | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Vermilion | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Marion | 22 min |
| Mar 31, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 21 min |
| Mar 31, 8:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook | 11 min |
| Mar 31, 8:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 8:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 9:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hardin | 21 min |
| Mar 31, 9:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Edgar | 13 min |
| Mar 31, 9:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hardin | 36 min |
| Apr 4, 10:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Whiteside | 14 min |
| Apr 4, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | McDonough | 34 min |
| Apr 4, 6:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Schuyler | 36 min |
| Apr 4, 7:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason | 26 min |
| Apr 4, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell | 32 min |
| Apr 4, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 9 min |
| Apr 5, 4:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 5:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry | 11 min |
| Apr 5, 5:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 5:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Lee | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 6:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Lee | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Clair | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin, Madison | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Madison, Montgomery | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 2:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock, Henderson | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | McDonough | 20 min |
| Apr 20, 3:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry, Mercer | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 26 min |
| Apr 20, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll, Whiteside | 22 min |
| Apr 20, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry | 26 min |
| Apr 20, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau | 15 min |
| Apr 20, 4:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford | 26 min |
| May 7, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 33 min |
| May 7, 3:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 38 min |
| May 7, 5:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Rock Island | 14 min |
| May 7, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 33 min |
| May 7, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | McDonough, Warren | 25 min |
| May 13, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Scott | 15 min |
| May 13, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 11:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry, Rock Island | 14 min |
| Jun 29, 10:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock, McDonough, Warren | 37 min |
| Jun 29, 11:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 29 min |
| Jun 29, 12:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 18 min |
| Jun 29, 12:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Sangamon | 13 min |
| Jun 29, 12:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 12:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 16 min |
| Jun 29, 12:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, McLean | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 12:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 24 min |
| Jun 29, 12:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 2:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau | 20 min |
| Jul 1, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton, Saline | 18 min |
| Jul 1, 4:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Washington | 20 min |
| Jul 2, 3:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac | 9 min |
| Jul 12, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Will | 23 min |
| Jul 12, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook | 20 min |
| Jul 12, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | McHenry | 32 min |
| Jul 12, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kane | 27 min |
| Jul 12, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook | 23 min |
| Jul 12, 6:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 29 min |
| Jul 12, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Lake | 25 min |
| Jul 12, 6:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 24 min |
| Jul 12, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook | 32 min |
| Jul 13, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Boone, McHenry | 45 min |
| Jul 13, 7:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | McHenry | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 9:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DuPage, Kane | 23 min |
| Jul 18, 12:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 25 min |
| Jul 18, 12:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski | 26 min |
| Jul 28, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 27 min |
| Jul 28, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll, Whiteside | 35 min |
| Jul 28, 11:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kankakee, Will | 21 min |
| Aug 6, 2:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 63 min |
| Aug 6, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Brown | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 3:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Adams | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 4:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Cass | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 4:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Brown | 13 min |
| Aug 6, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 6:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 12:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Williamson | 15 min |
| Aug 26, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 30 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Sangamon County11
- Logan County10
- Bureau County10
- Henry County10
- Macon County8
- Christian County8
- Tazewell County8
- DeWitt County7
- Fulton County7
- Peoria County6
- Warren County6
- Carroll County6
- Whiteside County6
- Cook County6
- McDonough County6
- Massac County5
- Champaign County5
- McLean County5
- Pulaski County5
- DuPage County5
- Woodford County5
- Henderson County5
- Jo Daviess County5
- Hancock County5
- Adams County4
- Brown County4
- Rock Island County4
- Lee County4
- McHenry County4
- Saint Clair County4
- Madison County4
- Pope County3
- Ford County3
- Piatt County3
- Alexander County3
- Cass County3
- Morgan County3
- Mercer County3
- Mason County3
- Stephenson County3
41 more counties
- Ogle County3
- Shelby County3
- DeKalb County3
- Hardin County3
- Kane County3
- Iroquois County2
- Johnson County2
- Gallatin County2
- Pike County2
- Schuyler County2
- Jersey County2
- Menard County2
- Boone County2
- Clay County2
- Effingham County2
- Jasper County2
- Monroe County2
- Macoupin County2
- Washington County2
- Montgomery County2
- Will County2
- Calhoun County1
- Greene County1
- Winnebago County1
- Vermilion County1
- Marion County1
- Richland County1
- Crawford County1
- Edgar County1
- Clinton County1
- Randolph County1
- Bond County1
- Scott County1
- Franklin County1
- Hamilton County1
- Saline County1
- Kendall County1
- Lake County1
- Kankakee County1
- Fayette County1
- Williamson 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.