Full Notification

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Marshall County in central Illinois... Western Woodford County in central Illinois... Northeastern Fulton County in west central Illinois... Southern Stark County in north central Illinois... Southeastern Knox County in west central Illinois... Tazewell County in central Illinois... West central McLean County in central Illinois... Peoria County in central Illinois...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 820 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Benson to 6 miles east of Knoxville, moving south at 20 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... Peoria, Metamora, Germantown Hills, Elmwood, Roanoke, Dunlap, Brimfield, Yates City, Spring Bay, and Maquon around 825 PM CDT. East Peoria, Eureka, and Washington around 830 PM CDT. West Peoria, Farmington, Bellevue, Hanna City, and Trivoli around 835 PM CDT. Morton, Bartonville, Creve Coeur, Goodfield, Deer Creek, Congerville, and Peoria International Airport around 840 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Marquette Heights, Pekin, Canton, Glasford, Mapleton, Tremont, Mackinaw, Danvers, South Pekin and St. David. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 19 and 31. Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 58 and 117.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FULTON, IL ... KNOX, IL ... MCLEAN, 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.