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Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday April 2nd, 2026 :: 04:39 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Vermilion County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Champaign County in east central Illinois... North central Douglas County in east central Illinois...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 438 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Villa Grove, or 12 miles northeast of Tuscola, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Homer and Broadlands around 445 PM CDT. Fairmount and Fithian around 455 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Oakwood, Danville and Vermilion Regional Airport. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 197 and 220.

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

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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