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Pekin Police Department
Friday March 31st, 2023 :: 02:18 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:00PM

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Woodford County in central Illinois... Northeastern Fulton County in west central Illinois... Northern Tazewell County in central Illinois... Peoria County in central Illinois...

* Until 300 PM CDT.

* At 217 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lewistown, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... St. David around 225 PM CDT. Canton around 230 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Glasford, Trivoli, Hanna City, Peoria, Bartonville, Creve Coeur, West Peoria, Bellevue, East Peoria, Dunlap, Chillicothe, Germantown Hills, Rome, Spring Bay and Bay View Gardens. This includes the following highways... Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 74 and 101.

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

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central, north central and west central Illinois. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central, north central and west central Illinois.

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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