Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

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

* Until 230 PM CDT.

* At 125 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Saybrook, or 12 miles west of Gibson City, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Saybrook around 130 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Rantoul, Gifford and Potomac. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 237 and 257. Interstate 74 between mile markers 148 and 179, and between mile markers 181 and 202. This also includes Moraine View State Park.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN, IL ... DE WITT, IL ... MCLEAN, IL ... PIATT, IL ... VERMILION, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.