The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Edgar County in east central Illinois... Vermilion County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Champaign County in east central Illinois... * Until 430 PM CDT * At 352 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Allerton, or 19 miles northeast of Tuscola, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Danville, Hoopeston, St. Joseph, Georgetown, Westville, Tilton, Catlin, Oakwood, Rossville, Sidney, Homer, Ridge Farm, Ogden, Potomac, Fairmount, Sidell, Rankin, Fithian, Belgium and Hume. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 189 and 219. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
