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Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
Sunday October 24th, 2021 :: 06:27 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM Sunday

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 715 PM CDT.

* At 626 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Colfax to 6 miles west of Saybrook to near Heyworth, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Saybrook around 635 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Fisher, Rantoul and Gifford. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 249 and 257. Interstate 74 between mile markers 144 and 154.

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

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for east central Illinois. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for east central Illinois.

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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