Alert archive / Illinois / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Illinois, 2013
25 winter storm watches in 2013. 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 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 25
- Busiest month
- February8 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- March 22, 20134 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 26, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:21 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:39 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:49 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Lake, McHenry | 11 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:47 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LSX | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:20 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Bureau, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, McDonough, Mercer and 4 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:11 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | Cass, Christian, Fulton, Knox, Logan, Marshall and 10 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:53 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LSX | Adams, Brown | 36 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:49 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | Cass, Fulton, Knox, Logan, McLean, Marshall and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:56 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, McDonough and 5 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:48 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:39 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer and 5 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:11 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee and 7 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:46 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Warren | 35 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:11 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | LSX | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 9 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:10 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:48 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Livingston | 35 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:42 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 4, 2:33 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:20 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LSX | Clinton, Fayette, Marion, Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 12, 3:50 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LSX | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 12, 3:40 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Warren | 12 hr |
| Dec 19, 2:56 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:53 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Kane, Lake, Lee, McHenry and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Dec 20, 4:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 11 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henderson County7
- Mercer County7
- Warren County7
- Hancock County6
- McDonough County6
- Rock Island County6
- Whiteside County6
- Bureau County5
- Carroll County5
- Henry County5
- Putnam County5
- Lake County5
- McHenry County5
- Adams County5
- Brown County5
- Jo Daviess County4
- Stephenson County4
- Boone County4
- DeKalb County4
- Kane County4
- Lee County4
- Ogle County4
- Winnebago County4
- Pike County4
- DuPage County3
- Grundy County3
- Kendall County3
- LaSalle County3
- Calhoun County3
- Clinton County3
- Fayette County3
- Greene County3
- Jersey County3
- Macoupin County3
- Marion County3
- Monroe County3
- Montgomery County3
- Saint Clair County3
- Cass County3
- Fulton County3
60 more counties
- Knox County3
- Logan County3
- Marshall County3
- Mason County3
- Menard County3
- Peoria County3
- Schuyler County3
- Stark County3
- Tazewell County3
- Woodford County3
- Ford County2
- Iroquois County2
- Kankakee County2
- Livingston County2
- Bond County2
- Madison County2
- Randolph County2
- Washington County2
- Christian County2
- Morgan County2
- Sangamon County2
- Scott County2
- McLean County2
- Clark County2
- Clay County2
- Crawford County2
- Cumberland County2
- Effingham County2
- Jasper County2
- Lawrence County2
- Richland County2
- Champaign County1
- Coles County1
- DeWitt County1
- Douglas County1
- Edgar County1
- Macon County1
- Moultrie County1
- Piatt County1
- Shelby County1
- Vermilion 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
- 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.