Tornado warning expires for Champaign, Vermilion counties
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A tornado warning for northeastern Champaign County and northern Vermilion County has expired.
At 5:34 p.m. National Weather Service meteorologists detected a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near Paxton and moving southeast at 30 miles per hour.
Locations impacted included Gifford, Potomac, Rossville, Armstrong, the Middle Fork Wildlife Area, Collison, Henning and Alvin.
A tornado warning for southern Ford County and southwestern Iroquois County has also expired.
At 5:05 p.m. National Weather Service radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. The storm was located near Gibson City and moving east at 25 miles per hour.
Location (23):Gibson City, Local, Buckley, Paxton, Cissna Park, Ford County, Cabery, Crescent City, Kempton, Iroquois County, Danforth, Melvin, Gilman, Piper City, Loda, Roberts, Milford, Sibley, Onarga, Sheldon, Thawville, Watseka, Wellington
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