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Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday October 6th, 2018 :: 01:33 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:15PM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

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

* Until 215 PM CDT.

* At 127 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gifford, or 9 miles southeast of Paxton, moving east at 30 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... Hoopeston, Rossville, Potomac, Rankin, Armstrong and Penfield.

* AFFECTED AREAS: VERMILION, 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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