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Pekin Police Department
Tuesday April 4th, 2023 :: 07:58 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Woodford County in central Illinois... Eastern Fulton County in west central Illinois... Northern Tazewell County in central Illinois... Southern Peoria County in central Illinois...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 757 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Creve Coeur, or near Pekin, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Peoria around 800 PM CDT. Morton around 805 PM CDT. East Peoria, Germantown Hills and Bay View Gardens around 810 PM CDT. Washington around 815 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Eureka and Metamora. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 25 and 31. Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 83 and 118.

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

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for 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 1000 PM CDT for 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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