


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
638 WWUS83 KILX 161848 SPSILX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 148 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ILZ029>031-037-161915- Tazewell-Marshall-Peoria-Woodford- 148 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN MARSHALL...NORTHERN WOODFORD...NORTH CENTRAL TAZEWELL AND EAST CENTRAL PEORIA COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM CDT... At 147 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Germantown Hills, or near Peoria, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Peoria, East Peoria, Chillicothe, Eureka, Washington, Creve Coeur, West Peoria, Metamora, Germantown Hills, Minonk, Roanoke, Rome, Toluca, Washburn, Spring Bay, Benson, Varna, Peoria Heights, Cazenovia, and Bay View Gardens. This includes the following highways... Interstate 39 between mile markers 21 and 30. Interstate 74 between mile markers 87 and 97. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4094 8904 4093 8905 4092 8903 4084 8896 4063 8959 4079 8971 4111 8921 4110 8919 TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 239DEG 36KT 4077 8952 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Knutsvig