Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Coles County in east central Illinois... Edgar County in east central Illinois... Vermilion County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Champaign County in east central Illinois... Eastern Douglas County in east central Illinois...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1006 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Rankin to near Willard Airport to near Lovington, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Rankin around 1010 PM CDT. Homer and Potomac around 1015 PM CDT. Rossville, Fithian, Broadlands, and Cooks Mill around 1020 PM CDT. Danville, Oakwood, Newman, Fairmount, Humboldt, and Allerton around 1025 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Tilton, Catlin, Sidell, Vermilion Regional Airport, Charleston, Georgetown, Westville, Oakland, Hume, Brocton, Rardin, Chrisman, Ridge Farm, Ashmore and Kansas. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 190 and 202. Interstate 74 between mile markers 198 and 220.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN, IL ... COLES, IL ... DOUGLAS, IL ... EDGAR, IL ... VERMILION, IL

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for east central Illinois.