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Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday June 2nd, 2018 :: 07:44 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Edgar County in east central Illinois... Southwestern Vermilion County in east central Illinois... Southern Champaign County in east central Illinois... Northern Douglas County in east central Illinois...

* Until 830 PM CDT

* At 740 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pesotum, or 9 miles north of Tuscola, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Champaign, Tuscola, Urbana, Savoy, Tolono, Villa Grove, Oakwood, Philo, Sidney, Homer, Newman, Fairmount, Sidell, Pesotum, Camargo, Hume, Broadlands, Brocton, Allerton and Sadorus. This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 213 and 232. HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN ... DOUGLAS ... EDGAR ... 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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