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Pekin Police Department
Monday September 19th, 2022 :: 12:01 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:30AM Monday

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

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

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1200 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near El Paso to Secor to near Washington, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... El Paso around 1205 AM CDT. Gridley around 1210 AM CDT. Lexington, Danvers, Carlock and Towanda around 1220 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Bloomington, Normal and Hudson. This includes the following highways... Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 21. Interstate 55 between mile markers 159 and 172, and between mile markers 177 and 184. Interstate 74 between mile markers 106 and 132.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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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