Special Weather Statement
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
220 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

ILZ045-046-150745-
Vermilion-Champaign-
220 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT VERMILION AND SOUTHERN CHAMPAIGN
COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM CDT...

At 220 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Homer, or 15 miles east of Urbana, moving east at
50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Savoy, St. Joseph, Georgetown, Tolono,
Westville, Tilton, Catlin, Oakwood, Philo, Sidney, Homer, Ridge Farm,
Ogden, Fairmount, Sidell, Pesotum, and Fithian.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 57 between mile markers 219 and 232.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 185 and 219.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
east central Illinois.

&&

LAT...LON 3989 8834 4006 8835 4041 8753 3989 8754
TIME...MOT...LOC 0720Z 287DEG 45KT 4003 8792

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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