Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
340 WWUS53 KILX 022311 SVSILX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 611 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ILC057-095-143-022330- /O.CON.KILX.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-240502T2330Z/ Fulton-Knox-Peoria- 611 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN FULTON...SOUTHEASTERN KNOX AND SOUTHWESTERN PEORIA COUNTIES... At 611 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Elmwood, or 15 miles west of Peoria, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe storm will be near... Brimfield around 615 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Norris, Kickapoo, Jubilee College State Park, Dahinda, Smithville, Dunfermline, and Middle Grove. This includes the following highways... Interstate 474 near mile marker 0. Interstate 74 between mile markers 58 and 86. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4045 9001 4068 9027 4098 9015 4077 8964 4048 8996 TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 215DEG 34KT 4078 8991 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Bumgardner