Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 4:45PM CDT until April 2 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 2:45pm
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 445 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Broadlands, or
14 miles southeast of Urbana, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Homer around 450 PM CDT.
Fairmount and Fithian around 455 PM CDT.
Oakwood around 500 PM CDT.
Danville around 510 PM CDT.
Vermilion Regional Airport around 515 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Muncie,
Collison, Belgium, and Jamaica.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 197 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.
Area Description:
Champaign, IL; Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov