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Pekin Police Department
Wednesday August 25th, 2021 :: 06:12 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Tazewell County in central Illinois... Southern Peoria County in central Illinois...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 611 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Peoria to Bellevue to Hanna City, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Peoria, Bartonville and West Peoria around 615 PM CDT. Creve Coeur around 620 PM CDT. East Peoria, Washington and Marquette Heights around 625 PM CDT. Pekin and Morton around 630 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Tremont, Mackinaw, South Pekin, Goodfield, Green Valley and Deer Creek. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 16 and 31. Interstate 474 between mile markers 2 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 88 and 109.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PEORIA, IL ... TAZEWELL, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Pekin Police Department
111 S Capitol St
Pekin, IL 61554

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 309-346-3132

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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