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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Champaign, IL; Vermilion, IL

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What you need to know

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Champaign, Vermilion
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Severe
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Observed

What is happening

At 308 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Allerton, or 17 miles southeast of Urbana, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe storm will be near... Sidell around 315 AM CDT. Ridge Farm around 325 AM...

What the bulletin says to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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.

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Bulletin details

At 308 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Allerton, or 17 miles southeast of Urbana, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe storm will be near... Sidell around 315 AM CDT. Ridge Farm around 325 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Muncie, Jamaica, Belgium, and Indianola. This also includes Harry Babe Woodyard State Natural Area and Kickapoo State Recreation Area. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 224 and 229. Interstate 74 between mile markers 188 and 220.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 14 at 3:08AM CDT until August 14 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL

    Official revision
  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 14 at 2:55AM CDT until August 14 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL

    Official revision
  3. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 14 at 2:33AM CDT until August 14 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL

    Official revision

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Lincoln IL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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