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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
500 WWUS83 KILX 170147 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 847 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ILZ029-031-037-038-170215- Tazewell-Peoria-Woodford-McLean- 847 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN WOODFORD... NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN AND SOUTHERN PEORIA COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM CDT... At 847 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Trivoli to near Deer Creek. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Peoria, Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, Eureka, Washington, Bartonville, Creve Coeur, West Peoria, Marquette Heights, Bellevue, Hanna City, Trivoli, Goodfield, Deer Creek, Congerville, Secor, Mapleton, Peoria International Airport, and Peoria Heights. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 29 and 31. Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 85 and 120. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4076 8987 4075 8912 4057 8914 4057 8978 4067 8991 TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 273DEG 27KT 4069 8985 4068 8935 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Deubelbeiss