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Vermilion Valley Regional Communications Joint Authority
Thursday June 29th, 2023 :: 12:28 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:45PM

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Livingston County in central Illinois... Southwestern La Salle County in north central Illinois... Ford County in east central Illinois...

* Until 145 PM CDT.

* At 1226 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Roanoke to near Danvers to near Lincoln, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Streator, Pontiac, Paxton, Dwight, Fairbury, Gibson City, Chatsworth, Gridley, Forrest, Flanagan, Wenona, Odell, South Streator, Piper City, Cullom, Cornell, Saunemin, Melvin, Roberts and Rutland. Including the following interstates... I-55 between mile markers 188 and 217. I-57 between mile markers 258 and 263.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FORD, IL ... LA SALLE, IL ... LIVINGSTON, 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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