Special Weather Statement for Knox; Stark; Peoria +4 more

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At 1200 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Wyoming to Cuba. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Peoria, Pekin, Galesburg, East Peoria, Morton, Canton, Chillicothe, Eureka, Lacon, Wyoming, Toulon, Washington, Bartonville, Creve Coeur, West Peoria, Metamora, Germantown Hills, Abingdon, Knoxville, and Marquette Heights. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 21 and 31. Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14. Interstate 74 between mile markers 34 and 115. This also includes Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area, Jubilee College State Park, Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area, Powerton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, Rock Island Trail State Park, Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area, Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area, and Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area.