Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

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

* Until 300 PM CDT.

* At 209 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hoopeston to Vermilion Regional Airport to 6 miles north of Vermilion, moving east at 70 mph. THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR eastern Champaign, Vermilion, and northern Edgar Counties. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Emergency management. Emergency managers have reported widespread wind damage, including structural damage in eastern Champaign County. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Coles, northern Edgar, Vermilion, eastern Champaign and northeastern Douglas Counties, including the following locations... Edgar, Collison, Indianola, Ludlow, Flatville, Royal, Muncie, Armstrong, Belgium, and Scottland. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 252 and 257. Interstate 74 between mile markers 188 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. This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread wind damage across eastern Champaign, Vermilion, and northern Edgar Counties. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for east central Illinois.