Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Edgar County in east central Illinois... East central Piatt County in central Illinois... Western Vermilion County in east central Illinois... Champaign County in east central Illinois... Northeastern Douglas County in east central Illinois...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 437 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ivesdale to near Broadlands, moving north at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Champaign, Urbana, Savoy, St. Joseph, Philo, Sidney, Homer, Seymour, and Willard Airport around 445 PM CDT. Ogden, Fithian, and Bondville around 450 PM CDT. Mahomet around 455 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Lake Of The Woods, Thomasboro, Rantoul, Fisher, Gifford and Potomac. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 219 and 257. Interstate 72 between mile markers 173 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile markers 168 and 209.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN, IL ... DOUGLAS, IL ... EDGAR, IL ... PIATT, IL ... VERMILION, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and east central Illinois.