Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 7 pm https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=48970847
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #426 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS:
MARSHALL MCLEAN PEORIA STARK TAZEWELL WOODFORD
IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
FULTON KNOX
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLOOMINGTON, CANTON, EUREKA, GALESBURG, LACON, NORMAL, PEKIN, PEORIA, AND TOULON
Instructions:
If caught outside, take shelter in a sturdy enclosed building or hard top automobile immediately. Avoid open spaces, isolated objects, high ground and metallic objects. Get out of boats and away from bodies of water. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to the storm to be struck by lightning.
Tune to weather resources to stay up to date on conditions.
Address/Location
McLean County, IL Emergency Management Agency
104 W Front St
Bloomington, IL 61701
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 309-888-5020
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Statement