Alert archive / Illinois / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Illinois, 2012
12 winter storm watches in 2012. 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 watches reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 12
- Busiest month
- December5 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- December 23, 20123 winter storm watches
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 11, 3:13 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:02 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Stephenson and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:23 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Lee and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:01 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Whiteside | 12 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:12 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Putnam and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:39 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:01 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, Lake, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago | 13 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:53 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer and 4 more | 48 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:03 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall and 6 more | 48 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:31 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:48 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland and 10 more | 37 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:57 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LSX | Clinton, Fayette, Marion, Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair and 1 more | 37 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Boone County5
- Lake County5
- McHenry County5
- Ogle County5
- Winnebago County5
- DeKalb County4
- DuPage County4
- Kane County4
- Lee County4
- Carroll County4
- Jo Daviess County4
- Stephenson County4
- Whiteside County4
- Grundy County3
- Kendall County3
- LaSalle County3
- Bureau County3
- Henry County3
- Putnam County3
- Mercer County2
- Rock Island County2
- Henderson County1
- 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
24 more counties
- Williamson County1
- Champaign County1
- Clark County1
- Clay County1
- Coles County1
- Crawford County1
- Cumberland County1
- Douglas County1
- Edgar County1
- Effingham County1
- Jasper County1
- Lawrence County1
- Moultrie County1
- Piatt County1
- Richland County1
- Shelby County1
- Vermilion County1
- Clinton County1
- Fayette County1
- Marion County1
- Monroe County1
- Randolph County1
- Saint Clair County1
- Washington 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.