VERMILION COUNTY EMERGENCY ALERTING SYSTEM

Receive immediate warning information for Tornadoes, Severe Thunderstorms, Flash Flooding or any other dangerous and hazardous conditions that could affect you and your family. And receive it directly on your cellphone!

Just complete the sign up form in the widget below, be sure to check the box for “I accept the Terms & Conditions and the Privacy Policy” and then click “SIGN UP” and you’re done!

Then no matter where you are, when the Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency sends out an Advisory, Alert or Warning for the citizens of Vermilion County, you will receive the text on your cellphone!

You just have to have a cellphone capable of receiving text messages.

Don’t delay. Protect yourself and your family.

Make sure you checked the box for accepting the Terms & Conditions or you will not receive the emergency text messages.

NOAA Weather Radio

Receive immediate warning information for Tornadoes, Severe Thunderstorms, Flash Flooding or any other dangerous and hazardous conditions that could affect you and your family. And receive it directly on your NOAA Weather Radio.

NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from the nearest National Weather Service office. NWR broadcasts official Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

County SAME Code Location Call Sign Frequency
Vermilion 017183 Crescent City, IL KXI86 162.500
Vermilion 017183 Champaign, IL WXJ76 162.550

Outdoor Warning Siren

Photo of an outdoor emergency siren against a clear blue sky

An Emergency Outdoor Warning Siren System is an all-hazards siren system used to warn the general population of potential danger. During an emergency, the sirens may be activated for a set amount of time as determined by your community.

If the sirens are activated – and it is not a monthly siren test – the public should see it as a signal to

  • seek shelter
  • tune in to radio or television to get information about
    • type of emergency
    • instructions and recommendations
  • listen to your local media for indications that the emergency is over.

​The public should not call 9-1-1 unless they have an actual emergency.