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6 days ago |
centralillinoisproud.com | Nathan Kitchens
by: Nathan Kitchens Posted: Apr 18, 2025 / 11:09 AM CDT Updated: Apr 18, 2025 / 11:10 AM CDT PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A cold front sweeping through Central Illinois will bring a severe storm threat with in Friday evening. The front will put on the brakes and keep Illinois in an unsettled pattern through Easter Sunday.
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1 week ago |
centralillinoisproud.com | Nathan Kitchens
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Temperatures in Central Illinois have been anything but consistent over the past several weeks. One day you are wearing shorts, the next day you find yourself grabbing the winter coat yet again. When will temperatures finally start to level out? The ups and downs are all a normal part of the seasonal transition in the Midwest. For April so far, temperatures have taken a chilly turn. In the first nine days of the month, all but one day have been colder than average.
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3 weeks ago |
centralillinoisproud.com | Nathan Kitchens
by: Nathan Kitchens Posted: Mar 28, 2025 / 10:52 AM CDT Updated: Mar 28, 2025 / 10:58 AM CDT PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — It already feels like it’s been an active storm season, and we are just getting started. A strong storm system sweeping through this weekend will bring our next threat for severe storms.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Nathan Kitchens
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — It already feels like it’s been an active storm season, and we are just getting started. A strong storm system sweeping through this weekend will bring our next threat for severe storms.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Nathan Kitchens
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — If you think this March seems windier than usual, you are not wrong. March is notorious for producing a higher frequency of breezy days, but this year has been on another level. Through March 24th, this is the windiest March Peoria has experienced since 1993. The average daily wind speed for a typical March is around 9.5 mph. This March, that value is coming in at 10.8 mph.
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One could argue for southern Indiana tomorrow’s event is just the appetizer compared to the potential next Wednesday. Holy moly the wind energy showing up for that system! Bullseye for both systems in nearly the same area. What a crazy pattern!

Severe storm potential increasing for Central Illinois this weekend https://t.co/VKoh23Ec0P

Think it's been windy lately? This is the windiest month of March in Peoria since 1993.🌬️#ILwx https://t.co/8kFvmBkiT2