Alert archive / Indiana / Rip Current Statements in 2011
Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this rip current statement at Jul 24, 2011, 5:43 PM CDT for Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Jul 25, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 2011, 5:43 PM CDT (22:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 25, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2011, 6:17 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
Counties Lake County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 189 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3589 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 977 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
029 WHUS43 KLOT 242243 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 543 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011 INZ001-002-250645- /O.NEW.KLOT.RP.S.0007.110725T0600Z-110726T0000Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 543 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
3 follow-up statements
341 WHUS43 KLOT 250616 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 116 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2011 INZ001-002-251430- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-110726T0000Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 116 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO THIS MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING DOWN THE LAKE. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
608 WHUS43 KLOT 250829 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 329 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2011 INZ001-002-251630- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-110726T0000Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 329 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING DOWN THE LAKE. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
115 WHUS43 KLOT 251117 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 617 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2011 INZ001-002-251230- /O.CAN.KLOT.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-110726T0000Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 617 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... WITH WINDS SHIFTING WESTERLY AND WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS...THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS LOW. $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 8:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Benton, Jasper, Newton | 4 hr |
| Jul 23, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Benton | 57 min |
| Jul 24, 8:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake, Newton | 59 min |
| Jul 24, 9:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Benton, Jasper, Newton | 41 min |
| Jul 24, 9:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Benton, Jasper | 13 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Indiana, 2011Every rip current statement in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.