Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:45AM Monday 
SVRLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Livingston County in central Illinois... Southern Grundy County in northeastern Illinois... Southwestern Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... North central Ford County in east central Illinois... Northwestern Iroquois County in east central Illinois...
* Until 145 AM CDT.
* At 1236 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles west of Herscher to near Cornell, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Streator, Pontiac, Dwight, Herscher, Clifton, Limestone, Gardner, Flanagan, Chebanse, Odell, South Streator, Ashkum, Cullom, Cornell, Saunemin, Essex, South Wilmington, Bonfield, Buckingham, Cabery, Kempton, Long Point, Campus, Reddick, and Emington.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FORD, IL ... GRUNDY, IL ... IROQUOIS, 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
