- Friday September 27th, 2019 :: 11:54 p.m. CDT
Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:45AM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Livingston County in central Illinois... Ford County in east central Illinois...
* Until 1245 AM CDT.
* At 1152 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Pontiac to Chenoa to near Cooksville, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Pontiac, Paxton, Fairbury, Gibson City, Piper City, Forrest, Chatsworth, Odell, Cullom, Gibson, Melvin, Saunemin, Roberts, Elliott, Sibley, Cabery, Kempton, Campus, Reddick and Emington. Including the following interstates... I-55 between mile markers 189 and 212. I-57 near mile marker 258.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FORD, IL ... LIVINGSTON, IL
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Vermilion Valley Regional Communications Joint Authority
844 W Lincoln St
Pontiac, IL 61764
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-844-0911
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP VCOM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning