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Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
Monday August 6th, 2018 :: 07:47 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Vermilion County in east central Illinois... Northeastern Champaign County in east central Illinois...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 739 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Thomasboro, or near Rantoul, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Champaign, Danville, Rantoul, Tilton, Oakwood, Rossville, Thomasboro, Gifford, Potomac, Fithian, Muncie, Bismarck, Royal, Henning, Collison, Vermilion County Airport, Flatville, Middle Fork Wildlife Area, Armstrong and Alvin. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 240 and 249. Interstate 74 between mile markers 199 and 220.

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

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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