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Pekin Police Department
Friday March 14th, 2025 :: 10:05 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:00PM Friday

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Menard County in central Illinois... Logan County in central Illinois... Western Christian County in central Illinois... Sangamon County in central Illinois... Tazewell County in central Illinois... Southwestern McLean County in central Illinois... East central Mason County in central Illinois...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 1004 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Manito to near Greenview to near Waverly, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Mason City, Middletown, San Jose, Delavan, New Holland, Chatham, Green Valley, Pekin, Sherman, and Springfield around 1010 PM CDT. Williamsville, Hartsburg, Tremont, Morton, Elkhart, Emden, Hopedale, and Riverton around 1015 PM CDT. Mackinaw, Rochester, and Lincoln around 1020 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Dawson, Minier, Buffalo, Cornland, Armington, Mechanicsburg, Mount Pulaski, Atlanta, Stanford, Danvers, Beason, McLean, Illiopolis and Carlock. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 0 and 31. Interstate 55 between mile markers 77 and 145. Interstate 72 between mile markers 87 and 122. Interstate 74 between mile markers 119 and 121.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHRISTIAN, IL ... LOGAN, IL ... MCLEAN, IL ... MASON, IL ... MENARD, IL ... SANGAMON, IL ... TAZEWELL, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 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

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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

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