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McLean County, IL Emergency Management Agency
Sunday August 8th, 2021 :: 05:08 p.m. CDT

Alert

Strong Thunderstorm NW McLean County until 5:30 pm https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=60524405

ILZ031-037-038-082230-
Tazewell-Woodford-McLean-
502 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Woodford, east central Tazewell and northwestern McLean Counties
through 530 PM CDT...

At 502 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Minier, or 17 miles southeast of Pekin, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Mackinaw and Stanford around 510 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Danvers, Goodfield
and Carlock.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 155 near mile marker 22.
Interstate 39 between mile markers 3 and 13.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 111 and 126.

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LAT...LON 4036 8933 4048 8948 4077 8912 4063 8890
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 222DEG 21KT 4046 8933

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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

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