Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

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

* Until 215 PM CDT.

* At 143 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Buckley to near Newman, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 1:35 pm, a 67 mph wind gust was measured at Champaign Airport. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Potomac, Rankin, Homer, Oakwood, Hume, Allerton, Fairmount, Fithian, Ogden, and Sidell around 150 PM CDT. Catlin and Chrisman around 155 PM CDT. Vermilion Regional Airport, Georgetown, Hoopeston, Rossville, Westville, Tilton, Ridge Farm, and Danville around 200 PM CDT. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 211 and 232, and between mile markers 237 and 257. Interstate 74 between mile markers 179 and 220.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN, 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for east central Illinois.