Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 10:11PM CDT until April 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 8:11pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
SVRILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Vermilion County in east central Illinois...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 1011 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Rankin to near Philo, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 1003 PM, a 59 mph wind gust was
reported at Willard Airport near Savoy.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Hoopeston and Potomac around 1020 PM CDT.
Rossville and Fithian around 1025 PM CDT.
Oakwood and Fairmount around 1030 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Danville, Catlin, Tilton, Vermilion Regional Airport and Westville.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 198 and 220.
Instruction:
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central
Illinois.
Area Description:
Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov