Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

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

* Until 130 PM CDT.

* At 1255 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fisher, or 9 miles west of Rantoul, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Broadcast media. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northern Vermilion and northern Champaign Counties, including the following locations... Royal, Armstrong, Collison, Alvin, Penfield, Dewey, Ludlow, Flatville, Henning, and Foosland. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 234 and 257. Interstate 72 between mile markers 180 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile markers 173 and 184.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are 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.