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Welcome To Vermilion County Spotters Page

This page is to provide information to all Vermilion County EMA weather spotters, and other interested parties.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

-June 5th 2010-

Vermilion County Reported Storm Damage

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Date	Location(s)	Time (CST)	Type	Map & Details
February '09	Various Locations	unk	Wind
March '09	Rossville & Hoopeston Area	13:55 PM	Wind
April '09	2 Miles North of Catlin	12:45 PM	Wind
May '09	Various Locations	Various	Tornado & Wind
June '09	Various Locations	Various	Tornado & Wind
August '09	Various Locations	Various	Tornado & Wind
June&July '10	Various	Various	Tornadoes

Spotters Briefing

UPCOMING MEETINGS

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Weather Outlook

-Storms Return-

Updated 9/2 7:00 AM
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...HOWEVER...SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING BRINGING THE THREAT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS LATE TODAY WITH AREAS TO OUR WEST SEEING THE BETTER THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER LATE TODAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY LATE THIS EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT SHIFTS OFF TO THE EAST.

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NIMS Training

All Vermilion Cpounty EMA spotters are required to complete the federal and state required NIMS 100, 200, and 700 tests. These tests are taken online and the county has a *NIMS Training webpage set up to make it easy access. A link is also provided on this page under the "Training" section above.
All spotters must complete this process to continue to be used by this agency. For more information, you can call Michelle at 443-6010.

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Recent Tornado History

39 TORNADOES(s) were reported in Vermilion County, Illinois between 01/01/1950 and 12/31/2009. Click on Location to display Details.

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Crop Damage

**Vermilion County**
Location	Date	Time (CST)	Type	Mag	Dth	Inj	PrD	CrD
1 VERMILION	04/09/1953	05:45 PM	Tornado	F3	1	5	25.0M	0
2 Jamaica	11/15/1955	05:00 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	N/A	0
3 Sidell	12/18/1957	06:40 PM	Tornado	F1	0	0	25K	0
4 Oakwood	07/10/1958	05:00 PM	Tornado	F1	0	0	3K	0
5 Tilton	08/15/1958	05:00 AM	Tornado	F1	0	0	3K	0
6 Sidell	06/16/1960	01:00 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	3K	0
7 Bismarck	07/21/1961	05:20 PM	Tornado	F2	0	0	25K	0
8 Danville	07/21/1961	06:25 PM	Tornado	F1	0	0	25K	0
9 Catlin	11/12/1965	05:00 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	3K	0
10 Catlin	05/10/1969	10:15 AM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0K	0
11 Danville	07/24/1969	10:55 AM	Tornado	F0	0	0	25K	0
12 Ridge Farm	08/12/1973	10:15 AM	Tornado	F2	0	0	0K	0
13 Hoopeston	08/14/1973	12:30 PM	Tornado	F2	0	0	25K	0
14 Oakwood	08/14/1973	12:45 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	25K	0
15 Bismarck	04/03/1974	03:25 PM	Tornado	F2	0	12	2.5M	0
16 Potomac	11/10/1975	12:08 AM	Tornado	F2	0	0	250K	0
17 VERMILION	03/20/1976	02:25 PM	Tornado	F4	0	0	2.5M	0
18 Hoopeston	07/04/1981	03:07 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	3K	0
19 Ridge Farm	04/02/1982	11:18 PM	Tornado	F1	0	5	250K	0
20 Hoopeston	06/22/1984	06:55 PM	Tornado	F1	0	0	250K	0
21 Potomac	06/01/1987	12:50 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0K	0
22 Collison	06/01/1987	12:53 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0K	0
23 Allerton	06/13/1987	02:25 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0K	0
24 Fithian	05/08/1988	06:45 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	25K	0
25 Tilton	03/22/1991	11:13 PM	Tornado	F1	0	0	2.5M	0
26 Catlin	04/19/1996	08:08 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
27 Sidell	04/07/1998	07:20 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
28 Ridge Farm	05/19/1998	04:30 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	50K	0
29 Collison	12/06/1998	06:55 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	300K	0
30 Oakwood	05/14/2003	06:19 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
31 Ridge Farm	05/14/2003	06:40 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
32 Georgetown	05/28/2003	06:05 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
33 Allerton	06/10/2004	01:57 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
34 Rossville	07/26/2006	06:15 PM	Tornado	F1	0	0	40K	0
35 Hoopeston	07/26/2006	06:30 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
36 Fairmount	05/13/2009	11:23 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	35K	0
38 Fairmount	06/19/2009	04:50 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
39 Westville	06/19/2009	05:09 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
40 Collison	08/19/2009	04:10 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	80K	15K
TOTALS:					1	22	33.94M	15K

Details:

4/9/1953: Initially listed as a single tornado with a 38 mile path, this may have been 3 separate tornadoes. Moving in from central Champaign County, the storm cut across the central portion of Vermilion County before moving to Warren County, IN. It passed 3 miles north of Hope before passing near Collison, Jamesburg and Bismarck.
11/15/1955: Brief touchdown on a farm 2 miles east of Jamaica.
12/18/1957: Touched down near Sidell, and was on the ground for 4 miles.
7/10/1958: This tornado struck 3 farms near Oakwood, and was on the ground for 2 miles.
8/15/1958: This tornado touched down near Tilton, and moved south-southwest along an intermittant 17 mile path.
6/16/1960: Touched down near Sidell, taking the roof off a barn.
7/21/1961: This tornado touched down near Bismarck, and traveled 15 miles to near Lebanon, IN.
7/21/1961: This tornado touched down near Danville, killing livestock and damaging farm buildings.
11/12/1965: Destroyed a school north of Catlin and overturned a trailer.
5/10/1969: This was mostly a funnel cloud aloft, but touched down briefly north of Catlin.
7/24/1969: Took a quarter mile path 2.5 miles south of Danville, damaging 20-25 homes.
8/12/1973: Destroyed a cement bus garage near Ridge Farm.
8/14/1973: Touched down near Hoopeston, causing crop damage.
8/14/1973: Touched down near Oakwood, damaging a lumber yard.
4/3/1974: This was part of the "Super Outbreak" of 148 tornadoes which affected the eastern half of the U.S. during a 24 hour period. This particular tornado touched down 2 miles southwest of Bismarck and lifted 5 miles north of town. Homes on the west side of Bismarck, as well as the township high school, were significantly damaged.
11/10/1975: Touched down about 5 miles northwest of Potomac, destroying a garage, machine shed, frame house, and trailer.
3/20/1976: This violent tornado first touched down in eastern Macon County, and moved across Piatt and Champaign Counties before entering Vermilion County near I-74. The tornado lifted 5 miles northwest of Danville.
7/4/1981: Touched down in the northwest part of Hoopeston, damaging 3 mobile homes and a garage.
4/2/1982: This tornado affected the southeast part Ridge Farm, and was on the ground for 4 miles. Five homes and a trailer were destroyed, and 15 other homes damaged, resulting in 5 injuries.
6/22/1984: Touched down on the northeast side of Hoopeston, destroying a grain elevator and 4 trailers.
6/1/1987: Brief touchdown near Potomac, causing crop damage.
6/1/1987: Brief touchdown 2 miles northwest of Collison.
6/13/1987: Touched down 1 mile southeast of Allerton, before moving into northern Edgar County.
5/8/1988: Moved through Fithian, causing extensive damage to tree limbs and some roof damage.
3/22/1991: Initially touched down in Tilton and dissipated on the southwest side of Danville, but was aloft for a good portion of its existence. It extensively damaged the city hall, fire station, and 10 homes in Tilton.
4/19/1996: Brief touchdown 1 mile northwest of Catlin.
4/7/1998: Brief touchdown 2 miles southeast of Sidell.
5/19/1998: Touched down 1 mile west of Ridge Farm, destroying a barn and machine shed.
12/6/1998: Touched down in Collison and moved 2 miles to the east-southeast. It damaged a dozen homes and destroyed the post office and 2 mobile homes.
5/14/2003: Brief touchdown near Oakwood, causing no damage.
5/14/2003: Brief touchdown 3 miles west of Ridge Farm.
5/28/2003: Brief touchdown 7 miles southwest of Georgetown.
6/10/2004: This tornado touched down 4 miles north of Allerton, and moved southeast for 4 miles across rural areas, causing no damage.
7/26/2006: Touched down 2 miles west of Rossville and moved northeast for 3 miles. Destroyed a shed and damaged several outbuildings.
7/26/2006: Brief touchdown 1 mile east of Hoopeston.
5/13/2009: Brief touchdown 2 miles east-southeast of Homer, destroying a large machinery shed and snapping several main transmission power poles.
6/19/2009: Brief touchdown 2 miles east-southeast of Fairmount.
6/19/2009: Brief touchdown just west of Westville.
8/19/2009: Touched down 3.5 miles northeast of Collison, and was on the ground for 5 miles before lifting near Henning. Two homes and numerous outbuildings were damaged.

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