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Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday May 31st, 2018 :: 06:13 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Vermilion County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Champaign County in east central Illinois...

* Until 645 PM CDT

* At 605 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Danville to near Villa Grove, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Emergency management. At 6 PM, power lines and power poles were blown down south of Saint Joseph. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Danville, Georgetown, Westville, Tilton, Catlin, Oakwood, Homer, Ridge Farm, Fairmount, Sidell, Fithian, Belgium, Broadlands, Allerton, Muncie, Indianola, Jamaica, Longview, Vermilion County Airport and Kickapoo State Park. This includes Interstate 74 between mile marker 202 and the Indiana border. HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN ... VERMILION

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
201 N Vermilion St
Danville, IL 61832

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-443-6011

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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

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