Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Peoria and Tazewell Counties until 8:15 P.M.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
ILC143-179-030115-
/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0110.260403T0024Z-260403T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
724 PM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Tazewell County in central Illinois...
  Southeastern Peoria County in central Illinois...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 724 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Manito, or 11
  miles southwest of Pekin, moving northeast at 50 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 thunderstorm will be near...
  Pekin and Mapleton around 730 PM CDT.
  Marquette Heights around 735 PM CDT.
  East Peoria, Bartonville, and Creve Coeur around 740 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Morton and Washington.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 155 between mile markers 25 and 31.
 Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14.
 Interstate 74 between mile markers 86 and 109.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and
west central Illinois.

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LAT...LON 4079 8957 4075 8955 4075 8937 4070 8933
      4062 8933 4062 8927 4057 8927 4043 8982
      4044 8990 4045 8991 4051 8987 4060 8987
      4078 8965
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 237DEG 43KT 4049 8982

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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Deubelbeiss