Flash Flood Warning until 08:00PM Thursday
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Peoria County in central Illinois... Northern Tazewell County in central Illinois... Western Woodford County in central Illinois... East Central Fulton County in west central Illinois...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 455 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Peoria, Pekin, Canton, Eureka, East Peoria, Morton, Washington, Bartonville, Chillicothe, Creve Coeur, West Peoria, Metamora, Germantown Hills, Marquette Heights, Bellevue, Rome, Hanna City, Washburn, Glasford and Goodfield.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FULTON, IL ... PEORIA, IL ... TAZEWELL, IL ... WOODFORD, IL
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning