Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 12:01PM CDT until April 27 at 12:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 10:01am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 10:30am
Description:
At 1200 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Piper City to near Buckley to near Potomac to
near Allerton to Newman, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe storms will be near...
Danville, Hoopeston, Catlin, Oakwood, Rossville, Potomac, and
Fairmount around 1205 PM CDT.
Georgetown, Westville, Tilton, and Vermilion Regional Airport
around 1210 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Collison, Longview, Ludlow, Flatville, Royal, Muncie, Armstrong,
Belgium, Alvin, and Penfield.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 57 between mile markers 215 and 218, and between mile
markers 242 and 257.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 182 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; Douglas, IL; Vermilion, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: