- Wednesday March 19th, 2025 :: 04:13 p.m. CDT
Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM 
SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Livingston County in central Illinois...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 412 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near El Paso, or 11 miles north of Normal, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Flanagan, Forrest, Saunemin, Pontiac, Cornell, Odell, Fairbury, and Chatsworth.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LIVINGSTON, 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 900 PM CDT for central, north central and northeastern 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