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Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday March 5th, 2022 :: 11:43 p.m. CST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:45AM Sunday

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

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

* Until 1245 AM CST.

* At 1138 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mahomet, or 10 miles northwest of Champaign, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Champaign and Fisher around 1145 PM CST. Urbana and Thomasboro around 1150 PM CST. Rantoul around 1155 PM CST. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Gifford, Potomac, Rankin, Rossville and Hoopeston. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 222 and 257. Interstate 72 between mile markers 170 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile markers 164 and 220.

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