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Kevin Lighty

Champaign

Chief Meteorologist at WCIA-TV (Champaign, IL)

5X Emmy Nominated AMS & NWA sealed Chief Meteorologist @WCIA3 📺@WBGLradio 📻 Storm Chaser. Poker Player. DJ. Cubs season tix holder. Part 107 FAA Drone Pilot.

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  • 1 month ago | wcia.com | Seth Bohnhoff |Kevin Lighty |Jacob Dickey |Adam Sherwinski

    Weather Alert3 MORE ALERTSTornado Watch: Clark County, Crawford County, Edgar County, Ford County, Iroquois County, Jasper County, Vermilion County

  • 2 months ago | wcia.com | Kevin Lighty |Adam Sherwinski

    Posted: Feb 12, 2025 / 02:01 PM CST Updated: Feb 12, 2025 / 09:06 PM CST SHARE 9:00 PMAn accident along I-74 westbound just before University exit near Champaign. 8:05 PMAn accident along Curtis road near Mattis has a car in a ditch in Champaign. 7:30 PMAn accident along I-57 northbound near Curtis road exit tonight has a car in a ditch.

  • 2 months ago | yahoo.com | Kevin Lighty

    Winter Weather Center: Live Traffic Updates Weather Map Room: Live Current Conditions Snow Bear Closings and Delays 4:30 PMI-57 near Tolono. Main roads in the area looking decent. Shout out to salt/plow drivers out there today. More of the rural roads may be slick especially in areas where some freezing drizzle is occurring. 2:05 PMRoads are deteriorating in Central Illinois. Our worst spots so far are in our western and northern counties.

  • May 22, 2024 | mywabashvalley.com | Danny Connolly |Kevin Lighty

    by: Danny Connolly, Kevin Lighty Posted: May 22, 2024 / 04:24 PM EDT Updated: May 22, 2024 / 04:24 PM EDT RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — Parts of Central Illinois woke up to damage from the previous night’s severe weather on Wednesday morning. Heavy winds swept across some of the area Tuesday night causing damage. In Rantoul, heavy winds caused a tree to snap and fall over onto a mobile home.

  • May 22, 2024 | yahoo.com | Kevin Lighty

    RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — Parts of Central Illinois woke up to damage from the previous night’s severe weather on Wednesday morning. Heavy winds swept across some of the area Tuesday night causing damage. In Rantoul, heavy winds caused a tree to snap and fall over onto a mobile home. The family was sleeping inside when it all happened. Six people hurt, nine cars towed in Rt 54 dust storm crashes When the tree came crashing right through their ceiling, it landed in the room below.

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Kevin Lighty - WCIA 3 Chief Meteorologist
Kevin Lighty - WCIA 3 Chief Meteorologist @KevinLighty
9 Apr 25

Today the entire weather team was in studio putting together our severe weather special “Weathering the Storm” It airs April 23 at 6:30pm. We may or may not have coordinated tie colors based on the @NWSSPC severe categories, marginal, slight, enhanced, moderate/high. https://t.co/ETi2P9BZ0N

Kevin Lighty - WCIA 3 Chief Meteorologist
Kevin Lighty - WCIA 3 Chief Meteorologist @KevinLighty
7 Apr 25

A freeze warning is in effect for tomorrow morning. Plants and vegetation sensitive to cold weather will be impacted as low temperatures dip to the mid 20's Tuesday morning. https://t.co/AnUUvE9rNL

Kevin Lighty - WCIA 3 Chief Meteorologist
Kevin Lighty - WCIA 3 Chief Meteorologist @KevinLighty
5 Apr 25

Turn around. Don’t drown. Becks creek west of Herrick, IL. Picture from Scott Hays. https://t.co/EmHQDAVl6C