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Tornado Warnings in Illinois, 2024
186 tornado warnings in 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 186
- Busiest month
- May49 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- March 14, 202421 tornado warnings
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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 8, 4:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Putnam | 18 min |
| Feb 27, 5:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry | 47 min |
| Feb 27, 5:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry, Mercer | 18 min |
| Feb 27, 5:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Lee | 51 min |
| Feb 27, 6:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry | 37 min |
| Feb 27, 6:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb | 39 min |
| Feb 27, 6:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb | 32 min |
| Feb 27, 6:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kane | 27 min |
| Feb 27, 6:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kane | 38 min |
| Feb 27, 6:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kane, Kendall | 21 min |
| Feb 27, 7:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kane | 19 min |
| Feb 27, 7:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, Lake, McHenry | 28 min |
| Feb 27, 7:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 26 min |
| Feb 27, 7:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Lake | 38 min |
| Feb 27, 9:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook | 28 min |
| Feb 27, 11:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Jasper | 29 min |
| Mar 4, 4:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside | 41 min |
| Mar 4, 4:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll, Whiteside | 29 min |
| Mar 4, 8:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 4:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Knox | 23 min |
| Mar 14, 5:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Tazewell | 15 min |
| Mar 14, 7:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey, Madison | 22 min |
| Mar 14, 7:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jersey | 20 min |
| Mar 14, 7:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 27 min |
| Mar 14, 7:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin | 29 min |
| Mar 14, 7:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 30 min |
| Mar 14, 8:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 11 min |
| Mar 14, 8:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 24 min |
| Mar 14, 4:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 41 min |
| Mar 14, 4:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe | 39 min |
| Mar 14, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Morgan, Sangamon | 23 min |
| Mar 14, 4:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 27 min |
| Mar 14, 4:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Sangamon | 36 min |
| Mar 14, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair | 46 min |
| Mar 14, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 35 min |
| Mar 14, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Clair, Washington | 47 min |
| Mar 14, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Coles, Cumberland, Shelby | 12 min |
| Mar 14, 6:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Jasper | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 28 min |
| Mar 14, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Effingham, Jasper, Richland | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay | 29 min |
| Mar 14, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clark | 48 min |
| Mar 14, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Jasper, Richland | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jefferson, Wayne | 42 min |
| Mar 14, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Wabash | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 1:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 1:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 2:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 2:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Perry | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 2:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 35 min |
| Apr 2, 3:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 4:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Union | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 4:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash, Wayne | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 4:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 19 min |
| Apr 2, 4:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Pope, Saline, Williamson | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 4:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 5:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope, Pulaski | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 5:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac | 22 min |
| Apr 2, 5:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin, Pope, Saline | 27 min |
| Apr 2, 5:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin, White | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 5:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | White | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 5:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 43 min |
| Apr 16, 4:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock, Henderson | 51 min |
| Apr 16, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Mercer, Rock Island | 40 min |
| Apr 18, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Pike | 26 min |
| Apr 18, 4:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 42 min |
| Apr 18, 5:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene, Macoupin | 29 min |
| Apr 18, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey | 23 min |
| Apr 18, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 34 min |
| Apr 18, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 26 min |
| Apr 18, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 45 min |
| Apr 18, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 45 min |
| Apr 18, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 41 min |
| Apr 18, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Madison | 49 min |
| Apr 18, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 31 min |
| Apr 18, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair, Washington | 65 min |
| Apr 18, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 46 min |
| Apr 18, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 41 min |
| Apr 18, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette | 49 min |
| Apr 18, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 48 min |
| Apr 18, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Marion, Washington | 55 min |
| Apr 18, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Logan, Macon | 34 min |
| Apr 18, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Effingham, Jasper | 36 min |
| Apr 18, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 15 min |
| Apr 18, 9:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson, Union | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | DeWitt, Logan, Macon | 25 min |
| May 7, 4:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 37 min |
| May 7, 2:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Boone, McHenry | 19 min |
| May 7, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 25 min |
| May 8, 12:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 49 min |
| May 8, 1:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Randolph | 50 min |
| May 8, 3:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 28 min |
| May 8, 3:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Williamson | 34 min |
| May 8, 3:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Williamson | 29 min |
| May 8, 3:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Pope | 19 min |
| May 8, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Union | 18 min |
| May 8, 4:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Saline | 32 min |
| May 8, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Pope, Saline, Williamson | 28 min |
| May 8, 4:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hardin | 27 min |
| May 8, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hardin | 46 min |
| May 8, 6:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 52 min |
| May 8, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Perry | 51 min |
| May 8, 7:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jefferson, Perry | 41 min |
| May 8, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jefferson, Wayne | 48 min |
| May 8, 9:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson, Union | 20 min |
| May 24, 7:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Rock Island | 43 min |
| May 24, 7:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry, Rock Island | 40 min |
| May 24, 8:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll, Rock Island, Whiteside | 45 min |
| May 24, 8:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Whiteside | 51 min |
| May 24, 8:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jo Daviess | 48 min |
| May 24, 8:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Whiteside | 53 min |
| May 24, 8:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 49 min |
| May 24, 9:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 20 min |
| May 24, 11:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock, McDonough | 38 min |
| May 24, 12:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Hancock, McDonough, Warren | 34 min |
| May 24, 1:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 23 min |
| May 26, 7:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander | 23 min |
| May 26, 7:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander | 16 min |
| May 26, 8:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Massac, Pulaski | 19 min |
| May 26, 8:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 15 min |
| May 26, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 47 min |
| May 26, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Clair | 51 min |
| May 26, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Lake, McHenry | 55 min |
| May 26, 6:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Clinton, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 67 min |
| May 26, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Williamson | 34 min |
| May 26, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Marion | 45 min |
| May 26, 7:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Saline | 38 min |
| May 26, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin | 34 min |
| May 26, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Gallatin | 27 min |
| May 26, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay | 12 min |
| May 26, 7:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Williamson | 37 min |
| May 26, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay, Richland | 26 min |
| May 26, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash | 40 min |
| May 26, 8:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Pope | 24 min |
| May 26, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | McDonough | 23 min |
| Jun 13, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton | 30 min |
| Jun 25, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Rock Island | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry | 18 min |
| Jul 7, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Schuyler | 20 min |
| Jul 9, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hardin | 24 min |
| Jul 9, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Wabash | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Wabash | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Lee | 27 min |
| Jul 14, 8:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll, Whiteside | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 10:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook | 9 min |
| Jul 14, 11:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Marshall, Woodford | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 12:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | LaSalle, Livingston | 25 min |
| Jul 15, 1:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Mason, Tazewell | 7 min |
| Jul 15, 6:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson | 52 min |
| Jul 15, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Rock Island, Whiteside | 47 min |
| Jul 15, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Whiteside | 48 min |
| Jul 15, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 48 min |
| Jul 15, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Ogle | 15 min |
| Jul 15, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Henry, Whiteside | 48 min |
| Jul 15, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Boone, Ogle, Winnebago | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 7:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Ogle | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 8:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Bureau, Putnam | 43 min |
| Jul 15, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Boone, Kane, McHenry | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 8:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kane | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 8:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 29 min |
| Jul 15, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DuPage, Kane | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kendall, Will | 25 min |
| Jul 15, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | DuPage | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, Grundy, Kendall, Will | 47 min |
| Jul 15, 9:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Lake | 44 min |
| Jul 15, 9:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | McLean | 23 min |
| Jul 15, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 9:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Kankakee | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 9:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Champaign, Piatt | 9 min |
| Jul 15, 9:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Iroquois | 59 min |
| Jul 29, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian | 50 min |
| Jul 29, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Macon, Sangamon | 40 min |
| Jul 29, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Christian, Shelby | 23 min |
| Jul 29, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Madison | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 38 min |
| Aug 1, 11:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ILX | Clay | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Stephenson | 32 min |
| Aug 5, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Winnebago | 31 min |
| Aug 15, 5:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 28 min |
| Sep 24, 12:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LOT | Cook | 23 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henry County10
- Cook County9
- Whiteside County9
- Macoupin County9
- Monroe County9
- Kane County8
- Rock Island County8
- Randolph County8
- Johnson County8
- Pope County8
- Christian County7
- Saint Clair County7
- Clay County7
- DuPage County6
- Carroll County6
- Madison County6
- Montgomery County6
- Williamson County6
- Gallatin County6
- Stephenson County6
- Bureau County5
- Jasper County5
- Jersey County5
- Fayette County5
- Marion County5
- Wabash County5
- Jackson County5
- Saline County5
- Massac County5
- Hardin County5
- DeKalb County4
- Lake County4
- McHenry County4
- Calhoun County4
- Sangamon County4
- Shelby County4
- Washington County4
- Jefferson County4
- Perry County4
- Alexander County4
51 more counties
- Union County4
- Pulaski County4
- Jo Daviess County4
- Mercer County3
- Kendall County3
- Tazewell County3
- Richland County3
- Wayne County3
- Hancock County3
- Greene County3
- Bond County3
- Clinton County3
- Macon County3
- Lawrence County3
- Boone County3
- McDonough County3
- Fulton County3
- Ogle County3
- Putnam County2
- LaSalle County2
- Lee County2
- Clark County2
- Cumberland County2
- Knox County2
- Effingham County2
- Edwards County2
- White County2
- Logan County2
- Marshall County2
- Woodford County2
- Winnebago County2
- McLean County2
- Will County2
- Crawford County1
- Morgan County1
- Coles County1
- Henderson County1
- Pike County1
- DeWitt County1
- Franklin County1
- Warren County1
- Schuyler County1
- Livingston County1
- Mason County1
- Peoria County1
- Stark County1
- Grundy County1
- Kankakee County1
- Champaign County1
- Piatt County1
- Iroquois 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.