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Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
Friday May 24th, 2024 :: 02:53 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:45PM

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

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

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 251 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Champaign to Danville, moving east at 30 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Danville, St. Joseph, Tolono, Oakwood, Philo, Sidney, Homer, Ogden, Fithian, and Vermilion Regional Airport around 255 PM CDT. Fairmount around 300 PM CDT. Tilton and Catlin around 310 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Westville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 218 and 239. Interstate 72 between mile markers 176 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile markers 178 and 219.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
201 N Vermilion St
Danville, IL 61832

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-443-6011

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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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