McLean County Emergency Management Agency

County officials hope updated documentation, estimates, invoices and receipts will strengthen the aid request following the August storms.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said Wednesday he is working with the Trump administration to secure federal aid for McLean County and surrounding counties damaged by storms in August.

The system is similar to notifications set up in Bloomington and Normal, with some overlap, used to share pertinent information county-wide or by quadrant. The county can now send push notifications to automatically alert cell phones in a targeted area of weather and public safety emergencies.

State and federal emergency management officials announced upcoming assessments of damage caused by the recent severe storms and flooding.

The proclamation must be approved at the federal level before McLean County will have an opportunity to receive aid.

No injuries have been reported in the storms that hit McLean County Thursday evening.

The federal Small Business Administration said McLean County failed to qualify 25 homes for low-interest loans for home repair, finding not enough hit the agency's threshold for assistance.

Residents experiencing outages, property damage, flooding, tree damage, or service disruptions are encouraged to self-report to assist countywide response efforts.

As spring storm season kicks in for Central Illinois, McLean County agencies have a new tool in place to notify residents of emergencies via their cell phones.

With Spring quickly approaching, so does storm season for Illinois. The McLean County Emergency Management Agency works across the county in and out of the season to prepare and educate residents on severe weather.