Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:30PM
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Woodford County in central Illinois... Northeastern Fulton County in west central Illinois... Southeastern Knox County in west central Illinois... Tazewell County in central Illinois... Northeastern Mason County in central Illinois... Peoria County in central Illinois...
* Until 1230 PM CDT.
* At 1145 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Maquon to near Canton to 6 miles southeast of St. David, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Glasford and Trivoli around 1150 AM CDT. Manito and Brimfield around 1155 AM CDT. Bartonville, Hanna City and South Pekin around 1200 PM CDT. Peoria, Pekin, Morton, Creve Coeur, Marquette Heights, Bellevue, Dunlap and Green Valley around 1205 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include West Peoria, Tremont, Delavan, East Peoria, Washington, Germantown Hills, Mackinaw, Hopedale, Deer Creek, Spring Bay, Bay View Gardens, Metamora, Minier, Goodfield, Armington and Eureka. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 12 and 31. Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 70 and 112.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FULTON, IL ... KNOX, IL ... MASON, IL ... PEORIA, 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