Flash Flood Warning until 02:30AM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Woodford County in central Illinois... Northeastern Tazewell County in central Illinois... Peoria County in central Illinois...
* Until 230 AM CDT.
* At 836 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Peoria, Eureka, East Peoria, Morton, Washington, Bartonville, Chillicothe, Creve Coeur, West Peoria, Metamora, Germantown Hills, Marquette Heights, El Paso, Elmwood, Minonk, Roanoke, Bellevue, Rome, Dunlap and Hanna City. This includes the following highways... Interstate 39 between mile markers 11 and 28. Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 75 and 100.
* AFFECTED AREAS: PEORIA, IL ... WOODFORD, IL ... TAZEWELL, IL
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Address/Location
Pekin Police Department
111 S Capitol St
Pekin, IL 61554
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 309-346-3132
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP PEKINPD followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning