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Pekin Police Department
Sunday September 18th, 2022 :: 10:58 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:30PM Sunday

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Woodford County in central Illinois... Northeastern Tazewell County in central Illinois... Northwestern McLean County in central Illinois... East central Peoria County in central Illinois...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1058 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Washington, or 7 miles west of Eureka, moving east at 60 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Eureka and Goodfield around 1105 PM CDT. Roanoke and Secor around 1110 PM CDT. El Paso around 1120 PM CDT. Gridley around 1125 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Congerville, Evergreen Lake, Kappa, Peoria Heights, Panola, Groveland and Lake Bloomington. This includes the following highways... Interstate 39 between mile markers 6 and 22. Interstate 474 between mile markers 12 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 96 and 117.

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