Special Weather Statement
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
910 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

ILZ027-029>031-037-251445-
Tazewell-Marshall-Peoria-Knox-Woodford-
910 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MARSHALL...
NORTHWESTERN WOODFORD...SOUTHERN KNOX...NORTH CENTRAL TAZEWELL AND
PEORIA COUNTIES THROUGH 945 AM CDT...

At 910 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Galesburg to near Chillicothe. Movement was
southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Peoria, Galesburg, Chillicothe, Eureka, Metamora, Germantown Hills,
Abingdon, Knoxville, Elmwood, Princeville, Rome, Dunlap, Brimfield,
Yates City, Williamsfield, Spring Bay, Maquon, Edelstein, Laura, and
Elmore.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 1.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 46 and 89.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4073 9015 4073 8922 4098 8933 4097 8961
      4097 9000 4101 9029 4091 9044 4079 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 1410Z 300DEG 27KT 4093 9037 4095 8951

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Erwin