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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
213 WWUS83 KILX 170220 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 920 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ILZ029-031-037-038-170245- Tazewell-Peoria-Woodford-McLean- 920 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WOODFORD...EAST CENTRAL TAZEWELL...CENTRAL MCLEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN PEORIA COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM CDT... At 920 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tremont to near Hudson to 8 miles northeast of Downs. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Bloomington, Normal, Pekin, Morton, Tremont, Lexington, Mackinaw, Hudson, Minier, Danvers, Colfax, Downs, Goodfield, Deer Creek, Stanford, Carlock, Towanda, Congerville, Groveland, and Arrowsmith. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 22 and 30. Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 9. Interstate 55 between mile markers 153 and 178. Interstate 74 between mile markers 108 and 141. 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4042 8938 4039 8900 4041 8862 4063 8861 4067 8900 4058 8968 TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 280DEG 35KT 4056 8955 4057 8900 4048 8876 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Deubelbeiss