Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30AM
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Tazewell County in central Illinois...
* Until 630 AM CDT.
* At 544 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Green Valley, or 12 miles south of Pekin, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near... South Pekin and Green Valley around 550 AM CDT. Tremont around 555 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Morton, Mackinaw and Deer Creek. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 15 and 31. Interstate 74 between mile markers 101 and 109.
* AFFECTED AREAS: TAZEWELL, IL
Instructions:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for central Illinois.
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