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Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday May 16th, 2019 :: 03:03 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:00PM

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 400 PM CDT.

* At 300 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rankin, or 8 miles east of Paxton, moving southeast at 25 mph. This replaces the previous warning for northeastern Vermilion County. 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... Danville, Rossville, Potomac, Rankin, Bismarck, Henning, Middle Fork Wildlife Area, Armstrong, Collison, Alvin, Penfield and Vermilion County Airport.

* 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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