Severe Thunderstorm Warning With 60mph Wind Gusts Targeting Central Illinois Including Peoria Pekin Bartonville and Peoria Airport Moving East at 40mph
CENTRAL ILLINOIS — The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for central Illinois until 9:15 AM CDT, with severe thunderstorms producing 60 mph wind gusts moving east at 40 mph through the Peoria corridor. Storms were located along a line from near Trivoli to 7 miles west of Manito to near Easton at 8:18 AM, tracking directly toward Peoria, Pekin, and surrounding communities. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees across all communities in the warning path.
Storms Reaching Peoria and Pekin Around 835AM With 60mph Destructive Wind Gusts
Severe thunderstorms are expected to reach Manito and Glasford around 8:25 AM, Mapleton around 8:30 AM, and Pekin, Bartonville, South Pekin, Green Valley, and Peoria International Airport around 8:35 AM. The 60 mph wind gusts associated with these storms are capable of causing significant damage to structures, vehicles, and trees across the entire warned corridor.
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building immediately if you are in the path of these storms.
Warning Covers Logan Fulton Tazewell Mason and Peoria Counties Through 915AM
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning covers northwestern Logan County, northeastern Fulton County, western Tazewell County, northeastern Mason County, and southwestern Peoria County through 9:15 AM CDT. Highways directly in the storm path include Interstate 155 between mile markers 9 and 31, Interstate 474 between mile markers 6 and 14, and Interstate 74 between mile markers 95 and 101.
Avoid travel on these highway segments until the warning expires and conditions improve.
Additional Communities Including East Peoria Morton Tremont and Creve Coeur Also in the Path
Other communities directly in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Peoria, East Peoria, Creve Coeur, Marquette Heights, Delavan, San Jose, Tremont, Morton, Emden, and Hopedale. All residents across these communities should be in shelter now and not emerge until the warning has expired and local officials confirm it is safe to do so. Stay with NapervilleLocal.com for the latest weather updates and local forecast coverage.
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