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Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
Friday April 17th, 2026 :: 10:13 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:00PM

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

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

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 1011 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Rankin to near Philo, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 1003 PM, a 59 mph wind gust was reported at Willard Airport near Savoy. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Hoopeston and Potomac around 1020 PM CDT. Rossville and Fithian around 1025 PM CDT. Oakwood and Fairmount around 1030 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Danville, Catlin, Tilton, Vermilion Regional Airport and Westville. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 198 and 220.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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 1100 PM CDT for east central Illinois.

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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