- Wednesday August 3rd, 2022 :: 01:57 p.m. CDT
Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:00PM
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Livingston County in central Illinois... Eastern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... Ford County in east central Illinois... Northwestern Iroquois County in east central Illinois... Southwestern Lake County in northwestern Indiana...
* Until 300 PM CDT.
* At 155 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Manteno to 8 miles west of Ashkum to near Saybrook, moving east at 20 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... Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Lowell, Manteno, Gibson City, Momence, Gilman, Clifton, Chatsworth, Onarga, Grant Park, St. Anne, Chebanse, Piper City, Ashkum, Aroma Park, Hopkins Park, Martinton and Crescent City. Including the following interstate... I-57 between mile markers 271 and 319. This includes... Kankakee Community College, Kankakee County Fairgrounds and Speedway, and Olivet Nazarine University.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FORD, IL ... IROQUOIS, IL ... KANKAKEE, IL ... LIVINGSTON, IL ... LAKE, IN
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Vermilion Valley Regional Communications Joint Authority
844 W Lincoln St
Pontiac, IL 61764
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-844-0911
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP VCOM followed by your message, to 888777
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