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Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday March 26th, 2026 :: 06:02 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Vermilion County in east central Illinois... Northeastern Champaign County in east central Illinois...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 602 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ogden, or 13 miles east of Urbana, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Fithian around 605 PM CDT. Oakwood around 610 PM CDT. Danville around 615 PM CDT. Tilton and Vermilion Regional Airport around 620 PM CDT. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 192 and 219.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN, IL ... VERMILION, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Address/Location
Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
201 N Vermilion St
Danville, IL 61832

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-443-6011

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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

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