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Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday July 14th, 2018 :: 09:26 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00AM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Vermilion County in east central Illinois... Southeastern McLean County in central Illinois... Northern Champaign County in east central Illinois...

* Until 1000 AM CDT.

* At 921 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Saybrook, or near Gibson City, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Rantoul, Fisher, Gifford, Saybrook, Rankin, Ludlow, Bellflower, Foosland and Dewey. This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 250 and 257.

* AFFECTED AREAS: VERMILION, IL ... MCLEAN, IL ... CHAMPAIGN, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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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