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Vermilion Valley Regional Communications Joint Authority
Tuesday April 4th, 2023 :: 12:13 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:00PM

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Kendall County in northeastern Illinois... Northern La Salle County in north central Illinois... Southern De Kalb County in north central Illinois...

* Until 100 PM CDT.

* At 1212 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Earlville, or 10 miles west of Sheridan, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Sandwich, Mendota, Sheridan, Lake Holiday, Hinckley, Somonauk, Earlville, Serena, Newark, Leland, Millington, Troy Grove, Triumph, Harding and Prairie Center. Including the following interstate... I-39 between mile markers 66 and 73. This includes... Sandwich Fairgrounds.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DE KALB, IL ... KENDALL, IL ... LA SALLE, IL

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

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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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