Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM 
SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Livingston County in central Illinois... Southwestern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... North central Ford County in east central Illinois...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 406 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Odell to 6 miles northeast of Pontiac to near Saunemin to Fairbury to near Colfax, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Dwight, Fairbury, Chatsworth, Forrest, Odell, Piper City, Cullom, Saunemin, Roberts, Buckingham, Cabery, Kempton, Campus, Reddick, Emington, Stelle, and Strawn.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FORD, IL ... KANKAKEE, IL ... LIVINGSTON, 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Vermilion Valley Regional Communications Joint Authority
844 W Lincoln St
Pontiac, IL 61764
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-844-0911
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP VCOM followed by your message, to 888777
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
