Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:00PM
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Piatt County in central Illinois... Vermilion County in east central Illinois... Champaign County in east central Illinois...
* Until 300 PM CDT
* At 215 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Thomasboro, or near Rantoul, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Champaign, Danville, Rantoul, Urbana, Savoy, Mahomet, Hoopeston, St. Joseph, Westville, Tilton, Catlin, Oakwood, Philo, Rossville, Sidney, Homer, Thomasboro, Gifford, Ogden and Potomac. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 229 and 255. Interstate 72 between mile markers 172 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile markers 170 and 220. HAIL...0.88IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN ... PIATT ... 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
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