Champaign County Emergency Management Agency

08/12/2026

As the day comes to an end we would like to take a moment and thank our community for their assistance in the aftermath of today’s storms.

From our amazing and dedicated partners in Emergency Services, to the citizens banding together helping one another clean up. Today was a true testament as to what makes Champaign County an amazing community to live in.

We will continue to evaluate, and share our data gathered with the entities and partners that we have been in contact with.

Thank you for all that you do, stay safe, and we hope to see you tomorrow at the Champaign County Fair.

08/11/2026

Good morning,

As you are aware we have experienced a significant storm with widespread damage.

We are active and assessing damage currently throughout the county.

Please feel free to share photos with locations in the comments of this post as we do so.

Please stay safe and be aware of all hazards, traffic, electrical, other as we attempt to mitigate these issues.

We will provide more information at a later time as we gather additional data and the situation progresses.

Thank you

08/11/2026

SEVERE RISK: Good morning, everyone! Here is a look at today's severe weather outlook. As the case has been all week so far, confidence in exact timing, strength, and number of rounds remains unclear. However, there is a high-ceiling for today's event if it unfolds to how some guidance says...but a low confidence in how close to the ceiling we will get.

THREATS: As we have been talking...damaging wind continues to remain the #1 hazard at this point. Some gusts of 60-70+ MPH are possible *IF* a well-organized, potent bowing echo can maintain this afternoon and evening. A brief/weak tornado is possible...but very unlikely. These threats will not change.

TIMING: There will likely be multiple waves of storms today...however, the most impactful storms would most likely be during the second half of the day. Similar to yesterday...you will see storms and dry time. I know some have yet to see much (or any) rain. This is why I never went higher than 1-3"+ for the week. Just the way it goes with these clusters of storms.

DERECHO: This word for some reason is thrown around for hype and fear. I personally do not see that happening today. These do not get confirmed until after the storm happens...and predicting one is nearly impossible in advance around here. So, I remind you to watch who and what you ingest and share. LIMIT your sources to 2-3 places at a maximum. Information overload causes confusion, stress, and more!

More to come later this morning...however the plan of attack is similar to yesterday. Be ready to pivot if warnings are issued. You might be able to go about your day normally at times throughout the day, but be ready to change that if storms approach. - 5:30 AM 8/11/26

08/11/2026

10:57 PM ET 8/10/26: Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:30 PM EDT for southeastern Shelby County, northwestern Champaign County, southwestern Logan County, and northeastern Miami County. A storm near Sidney moving southeast at 35 MPH with 60 MPH wind gusts and radar-indicated damage to trees and power lines. Move to an interior room on the lowest floor. Avoid I-75 between mile markers 84 and 101.

Interactive Map with Radar: https://greenewx.com/maps/urn_oid_2_49_0_1_840_0_393a7c9c3f28f1a094b9059272e91b23c7e52aca_001_1_meteorologist_nick_dunn.html

08/04/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞: Please be aware that Nikita, a college student from Estonia, is currently participating in a summer internship with an educational company based in Nashville. He will be operating in Champaign County area this summer, visiting local families to sell educational materials door-to-door. He is selling educational materials that provide ACT prep, college credit courses, and study guides for K-12 course work.

Nikita has been approved for door-to-door sales and has provided his contact information.

Please note that he speaks with an accent and is very friendly. If you are not interested in his services, he will respectfully move on to the next family.

08/04/2026

07/31/2026

A low pressure system will bring the chance for widespread rainfall on Saturday through Saturday night. Heavy rain is possible. Rain chances will continue on Sunday as well.