Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Moultrie County in central Illinois...
Eastern Piatt County in central Illinois...
Northeastern De Witt County in central Illinois...
Vermilion County in east central Illinois...
Southeastern McLean County in central Illinois...
Champaign County in east central Illinois...
Northwestern Douglas County in east central Illinois...

* Until 1230 PM CDT.

* At 1129 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Colfax to near Saybrook to near Bondville to
near Arcola to near Cooks Mill, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Champaign, Urbana, Rantoul, Savoy, Tolono, Villa Grove, Fisher,
Philo, Thomasboro, and Pesotum around 1135 AM CDT.
St. Joseph and Sidney around 1140 AM CDT.
Homer, Gifford, Ogden, and Broadlands around 1145 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Fithian, Allerton, Potomac, Fairmount, Rankin, Catlin, Oakwood,
Danville, Hoopeston, Westville, Tilton, Rossville, Georgetown and
Vermilion Regional Airport.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 57 between mile markers 215 and 257.
Interstate 72 between mile markers 166 and 182.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 143 and 151, and between mile
markers 161 and 220.
 

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.