Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
620 WWUS53 KILX 241912 SVSILX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 212 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024 ILC183-241945- /O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-240524T1945Z/ Vermilion- 212 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN VERMILION COUNTY... At 212 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rossville, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe storm will be near... Hoopeston around 215 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Henning and Alvin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4025 8782 4049 8793 4049 8753 4030 8753 TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 240DEG 15KT 4041 8765 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Barnes