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Lakeshore Flood Statement 21, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this lakeshore flood statement at Aug 24, 2008, 4:36 AM EDT. It took effect at Aug 24, 2008, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2008, 4:36 AM EDT (08:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 24, 2008, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2008, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHUS43 KIWX 240836 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 436 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008 INZ003-MIZ077-241645- /O.NEW.KIWX.LS.S.0021.080824T1500Z-080825T0100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 436 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008 /336 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008/ ...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... HIGH WAVES (AND/OR SMALL SEICHES CAUSED BY A SQUALL LINE) ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. RIP CURRENTS ARE MORE LIKELY NEAR BREAK WALLS...SANDBARS...JETTIES AND PIERS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT PEOPLE STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH...OUT TO DEEPER WATER. IF YOU GET CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...WADE OR SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL...AND THEN HEAD BACK TO SHORE. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WHUS43 KIWX 241512 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1112 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008 INZ003-MIZ077-242315- /O.EXT.KIWX.LS.S.0021.000000T0000Z-080825T0400Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1112 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008 /1012 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008/ ...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. RIP CURRENTS ARE MORE LIKELY NEAR BREAK WALLS...SANDBARS...JETTIES AND PIERS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT PEOPLE STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH...OUT TO DEEPER WATER. IF YOU GET CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... WADE OR SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL...AND THEN HEAD BACK TO SHORE. $$
000 WHUS43 KIWX 241951 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 351 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008 INZ003-MIZ077-250400- /O.CON.KIWX.LS.S.0021.000000T0000Z-080825T0400Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 351 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008 /251 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008/ ...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. RIP CURRENTS ARE MORE LIKELY NEAR BREAK WALLS... SANDBARS...JETTIES AND PIERS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT PEOPLE STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH...OUT TO DEEPER WATER. IF YOU GET CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... WADE OR SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL...AND THEN HEAD BACK TO SHORE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 11:12 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 21 hr |
Nearby
Lakeshore Flood Statements in Michigan, 2008Lakeshore Flood Statements in Indiana, 2008Every lakeshore flood statement in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.