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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this rip current statement at Jul 5, 2010, 2:42 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2010, 2:42 PM EDT (18:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2010, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
901 WHUS43 KIWX 051842 CFWIWX LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 242 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2010 INZ003-MIZ077-060200- /O.NEW.KIWX.RP.S.0009.100705T1842Z-100706T0200Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 242 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2010 /142 PM CDT MON JUL 5 2010/ ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... HIGH WAVES ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 3:39 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 28 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:53 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 7 hr |
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.