Alert archive / Illinois / Winter Storm Warnings / 2026
Winter Storm Warnings in Illinois, January 2026
5 winter storm warnings in January 2026. 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 winter storm warnings reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in January 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 5
- Busiest day
- January 22, 20262 winter storm warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 22, 11:58 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 3 days |
| Jan 22, 1:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LSX | Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey and 9 more | 3 days |
| Jan 23, 2:17 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 19 more | 64 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:23 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LOT | Cook | 15 hr |
| Jan 29, 8:48 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LOT | Cook | 30 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cook County2
- Alexander County1
- Edwards County1
- Franklin County1
- Gallatin County1
- Hamilton County1
- Hardin County1
- Jackson County1
- Jefferson County1
- Johnson County1
- Massac County1
- Perry County1
- Pope County1
- Pulaski County1
- Saline County1
- Union County1
- Wabash County1
- Wayne County1
- White County1
- Williamson County1
- Bond County1
- Calhoun County1
- Clinton County1
- Fayette County1
- Greene County1
- Jersey County1
- Macoupin County1
- Madison County1
- Marion County1
- Monroe County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pike County1
- Randolph County1
- Saint Clair County1
- Washington County1
- Cass County1
- Champaign County1
- Christian County1
- Clark County1
- Clay County1
20 more counties
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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.