Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
668 WWUS83 KILX 160359 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1059 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ILZ029-036-037-041-160415- Tazewell-Peoria-Mason-Fulton- 1059 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL FULTON...WEST CENTRAL TAZEWELL...NORTH CENTRAL MASON AND SOUTH CENTRAL PEORIA COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM CDT... At 1059 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Manito, or 10 miles southwest of Pekin, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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... Pekin, Manito, Mapleton, Kingston Mines, and Powerton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4043 8994 4056 8987 4056 8965 4037 8975 TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 288DEG 19KT 4049 8981 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 37