Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:30PM Monday ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Marshall County in central Illinois... Northern Logan County in central Illinois... Woodford County in central Illinois... Northeastern Fulton County in west central Illinois... Stark County in north central Illinois... Southeastern Knox County in west central Illinois... Northwestern De Witt County in central Illinois... Tazewell County in central Illinois... Western McLean County in central Illinois... Northeastern Mason County in central Illinois... Peoria County in central Illinois...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 827 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Camp Grove to near Dunlap to near Canton, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Peoria, Chillicothe, Bartonville, West Peoria, Bellevue, Rome, Hanna City, Glasford, Spring Bay, and Sparland around 830 PM CDT. Pekin, East Peoria, Lacon, Washington, Creve Coeur, Germantown Hills, Marquette Heights, Manito, and Mapleton around 835 PM CDT. Morton, Metamora, and South Pekin around 840 PM CDT. Tremont, Washburn, Green Valley, and Deer Creek around 845 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Eureka, Mackinaw, Delavan, Goodfield, San Jose, Roanoke, Hopedale, Emden, Congerville, Minier, Danvers, Stanford, Carlock, Benson, Secor, Hartsburg, El Paso and Armington. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 0 and 31. Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 40. Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14. Interstate 55 between mile markers 123 and 172. Interstate 74 between mile markers 64 and 139.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DE WITT, IL ... FULTON, IL ... KNOX, IL ... LOGAN, IL ... MCLEAN, IL ... MARSHALL, IL ... MASON, IL ... PEORIA, IL ... STARK, IL ... TAZEWELL, IL ... WOODFORD, 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 100 AM CDT for central, north central and west 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