Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:15AM
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 1115 AM CST.
* At 1012 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gifford, or 7 miles southeast of Rantoul, moving northeast at 45 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Potomac around 1030 AM CST. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Rossville and Hoopeston.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN, IL ... VERMILION, IL
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CST for east central Illinois. 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CST 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
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