Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Marshall County in central Illinois... Northern Woodford County in central Illinois... Stark County in north central Illinois... Northeastern Knox County in west central Illinois... Northeastern Tazewell County in central Illinois... Northern Peoria County in central Illinois...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 818 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rome, or 10 miles north of Peoria, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Lacon and Sparland around 835 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Henry and Varna. This includes the following highways... Interstate 39 between mile markers 25 and 40. Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 1. Interstate 74 between mile markers 83 and 94.
* AFFECTED AREAS: KNOX, IL ... MARSHALL, IL ... PEORIA, IL ... STARK, 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP PEKINPD followed by your message, to 888777
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