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Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at Jul 25, 2010, 4:46 AM EDT. It took effect at Jul 25, 2010, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2010, 4:46 AM EDT (08:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 25, 2010, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2010, 4:33 AM EDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
855 WHUS43 KIWX 250846 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 446 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-251700- /O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0012.100725T1000Z-100726T1000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 446 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 /346 AM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND TONIGHT...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
4 follow-up statements
719 WHUS43 KIWX 251637 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1237 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-260045- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-100726T1000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1237 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 /1137 AM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND TONIGHT...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
492 WHUS43 KIWX 251913 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 313 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-260315- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-100726T1000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 313 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 /213 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
452 WHUS43 KIWX 260150 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 950 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-261000- /O.CON.KIWX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-100726T1000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 950 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 /850 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT /5 AM CDT/ MONDAY... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
051 WHUS43 KIWX 260833 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 433 AM EDT MON JUL 26 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-260945- /O.CAN.KIWX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-100726T1000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 433 AM EDT MON JUL 26 2010 /333 AM CDT MON JUL 26 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... WINDS AND WAVES HAVE DECREASED OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN A LOW RIP CURRENT RISK AT THIS TIME WHICH WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS LIGHT WINDS CONTINUE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Huntington, Wells | 30 min |
| Jul 24, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wells | 25 min |
| Jul 24, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams | 24 min |
| Jul 24, 9:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Pulaski, Starke | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 11:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford | 28 min |
| Jul 25, 12:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 23 min |
| Jul 25, 2:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Pulaski | 109 min |
| Jul 25, 3:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Cass, Huntington, Miami, Wabash | 118 min |
| Jul 25, 4:47 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 14 hr | |
| Jul 25, 1:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Van Buren | 32 min |
| Jul 25, 6:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Hillsdale | 118 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.