Alert archive / Illinois / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Illinois, 2018
15 winter storm watches in 2018. 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 15
- Busiest month
- November7 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- November 23, 20184 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 10, 3:01 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:32 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:54 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Rock Island and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:42 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | Marshall, Stark | 22 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:45 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Putnam, Rock Island and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:00 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | DeKalb, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall and 4 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:12 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | Marshall, Stark, Woodford | 23 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:28 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson and 10 more | 22 hr |
| Nov 13, 2:28 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion, Monroe, Randolph and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 13, 2:45 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 13 hr |
| Nov 13, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:29 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, McDonough and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LSX | Adams, Brown | 24 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:08 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Schuyler, Stark | 14 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:16 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall and 6 more | 23 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Edwards County3
- Franklin County3
- Gallatin County3
- Hamilton County3
- Hardin County3
- Jackson County3
- Jefferson County3
- Johnson County3
- Perry County3
- Pope County3
- Saline County3
- Union County3
- Wabash County3
- Wayne County3
- White County3
- Williamson County3
- DeKalb County3
- Grundy County3
- Kendall County3
- LaSalle County3
- Lee County3
- Ogle County3
- Bureau County3
- Carroll County3
- Henry County3
- Putnam County3
- Rock Island County3
- Stephenson County3
- Whiteside County3
- Marshall County3
- Stark County3
- Alexander County2
- Massac County2
- Pulaski County2
- Boone County2
- DuPage County2
- Kane County2
- Lake County2
- McHenry County2
- Winnebago County2
31 more counties
- Jo Daviess County2
- Ford County1
- Iroquois County1
- Kankakee County1
- Livingston County1
- Woodford County1
- Bond County1
- Clinton County1
- Fayette County1
- Marion County1
- Monroe County1
- Randolph County1
- Saint Clair County1
- Washington County1
- Clay County1
- Crawford County1
- Effingham County1
- Jasper County1
- Lawrence County1
- Richland County1
- Hancock County1
- Henderson County1
- McDonough County1
- Mercer County1
- Warren County1
- Adams County1
- Brown County1
- Fulton County1
- Knox County1
- Peoria County1
- Schuyler 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.