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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1033 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
 
ILZ029-037-220415-
Tazewell-Peoria-
1033 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL TAZEWELL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL PEORIA COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM CDT...

At 1033 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mapleton, or near Pekin, moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Peoria, Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, Bartonville, Creve Coeur,
Marquette Heights, Tremont, Bellevue, Mackinaw, Delavan, South Pekin,
Glasford, Hopedale, Green Valley, Mapleton, Peoria International
Airport, North Pekin, Dillon, and Groveland.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 155 between mile markers 15 and 29.
 Interstate 474 between mile markers 5 and 12.

This also includes Powerton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
central Illinois.

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LAT...LON 4059 8982 4069 8966 4048 8927 4032 8956
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 317DEG 35KT 4060 8971 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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