Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
672 WWUS83 KILX 260940 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 440 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 ILZ029-036-037-041-261015- Tazewell-Peoria-Mason-Fulton- 440 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL FULTON...WEST CENTRAL TAZEWELL...NORTH CENTRAL MASON AND SOUTHWESTERN PEORIA COUNTIES THROUGH 515 AM CDT... At 439 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Manito, or 10 miles northeast of Havana, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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, Bartonville, Manito, Hanna City, South Pekin, Glasford, Mapleton, Peoria International Airport, North Pekin, Kingston Mines, Banner, Topeka, Smithville, Powerton, and Goofy Ridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4033 8993 4046 9003 4073 8977 4054 8954 TIME...MOT...LOC 0939Z 222DEG 40KT 4041 8992 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Erwin