Pope County, Illinois weather alerts
No watches, warnings or advisories are in force for Pope County.
Checked Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 8:42 PM CDT. Times are Central Daylight Time.
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Alerts in force
Nothing is in force for Pope County right now. Its warnings come from the National Weather Service and appear here within a minute of being issued; every one of the past year is below.
The past year in Pope County
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 102 alerts for Pope County, including 20 severe thunderstorm warnings, 5 extreme heat warnings, 4 flash flood warnings and 3 tornado warnings.
| Product | Issued | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 20 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 5 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 2 | Jul 11, 2026 |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 1 | Mar 28, 2026 |
| High Wind Warning | 1 | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 | Jan 24, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 9 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 2 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 | Jan 24, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 10 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Flood Advisory | 10 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 9 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 3 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 2 | May 4, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 | Oct 24, 2025 |
Warnings issued
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Flood Warning
- Flash Flood Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Flash Flood Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Flash Flood Warning
- Tornado Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Flash Flood Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Freeze Warning
- Tornado Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- High Wind Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Flood Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Extreme Cold Warning
- Winter Storm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Tornado Warning
Every alert, most recent first
- Heat Advisory
- Heat Advisory
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Extreme Heat Watch
- Heat Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Flood Watch
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Heat Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Heat Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Heat Advisory
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Heat Advisory
- Flood Warning
- Flash Flood Warning
- Flood Advisory
- Flood Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Flash Flood Warning
- Flood Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Flood Watch
- Flood Advisory
- Flood Advisory
- Heat Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Extreme Heat Watch
- Heat Advisory
The 40 most recent of 102.
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.
Nearby
The counties around Pope County, with what is in force in each.
What this means
- Warning
- The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
- Watch
- Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
- Advisory
- A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
- Statement
- Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.
Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.
Sources
Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.