- Saturday March 15th, 2025 :: 12:36 a.m. CDT
Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:00AM Saturday 
SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Livingston County in central Illinois... Eastern Ford County in east central Illinois... Western Iroquois County in east central Illinois...
* Until 100 AM CDT.
* At 1235 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of Buckley, or 11 miles north of Paxton, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Onarga, Melvin, Buckley, Thawville, Loda, Roberts, Piper City, Clarence, Gilman, Chatsworth, Ashkum, Paxton, Danforth, and Elliott.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FORD, IL ... IROQUOIS, IL ... LIVINGSTON, IL
Instructions:
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 central and east central Illinois.
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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP VCOM followed by your message, to 888777
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