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Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday March 15th, 2025 :: 12:16 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:15AM Saturday

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

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

* Until 115 AM CDT.

* At 1214 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Paxton to Sidney to near Charleston, moving northeast at 65 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, Fairmount, Fithian, and Sidell around 1225 AM CDT. Potomac, Catlin, and Oakwood around 1230 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Hoopeston, Rossville, Westville, Tilton, Ridge Farm, Danville, Vermilion Regional Airport and Georgetown. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 199 and 220.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for east central Illinois.

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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