Expires:202405071130;Remove:202405071130;778901 WUUS53 KILX 071044 SVRILX ILC179-071130- /O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0082.240507T1044Z-240507T1130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lincoln IL 544 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Tazewell County in central Illinois... * Until 630 AM CDT. * At 544 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Green Valley, or 12 miles south of Pekin, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... South Pekin and Green Valley around 550 AM CDT. Tremont around 555 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Morton, Mackinaw and Deer Creek. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 15 and 31. Interstate 74 between mile markers 101 and 109. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for central Illinois. && LAT...LON 4062 8933 4062 8927 4046 8926 4032 8957 4032 8970 4036 8972 4044 8972 4043 8975 4044 8975 4074 8933 TIME...MOT...LOC 1044Z 230DEG 38KT 4040 8968 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Shimon