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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this rip current statement at Jul 19, 2012, 3:48 AM CDT for Lake County, Porter County, Indiana; Lake County, Illinois. It took effect at Jul 19, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2012, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 19, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2012, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
Counties Lake County, IL, Lake County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 904 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2326 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
638 WHUS43 KLOT 190848 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 348 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ILZ006-014-191700- /O.NEW.KLOT.RP.S.0005.120719T1800Z-120721T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 348 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ INZ001-002-191700- /O.NEW.KLOT.RP.S.0005.120719T1800Z-120721T0800Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 348 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
8 follow-up statements
468 WHUS43 KLOT 191620 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1120 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ILZ006-014-200030- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0005.120719T1800Z-120721T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 1120 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ INZ001-002-200030- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0005.120719T1800Z-120721T0800Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 1120 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
168 WHUS43 KLOT 192132 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 432 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ILZ006-014-200545- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 432 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ INZ001-002-200545- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120721T0800Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 432 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
237 WHUS43 KLOT 200403 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1103 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ILZ006-014-201215- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 1103 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ INZ001-002-201215- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120721T0800Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 1103 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
503 WHUS43 KLOT 200845 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 345 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ILZ006-014-201645- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 345 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ INZ001-002-201645- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120721T0800Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 345 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
601 WHUS43 KLOT 201408 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 908 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ILZ006-014-202215- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 908 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ INZ001-002-202215- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120721T0800Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 908 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
309 WHUS43 KLOT 202009 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 309 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ILZ006-014-210200- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 309 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ INZ001-002-210415- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120721T0800Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 309 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
626 WHUS43 KLOT 210207 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 907 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ILZ006-014-210315- /O.EXP.KLOT.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ LAKE IL-COOK- 907 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... WINDS AND WAVES CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION AND THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS HAS DIMINISHED. $$ INZ001-002-210800- /O.CON.KLOT.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120721T0800Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 907 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SATURDAY... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
484 WHUS43 KLOT 210742 CFWLOT LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 242 AM CDT SAT JUL 21 2012 INZ001-002-210845- /O.EXP.KLOT.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120721T0800Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- 242 AM CDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...INCREASED RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... WINDS AND WAVES CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION AND THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS HAS DIMINISHED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake | 68 min |
| Jul 18, 10:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Lake | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake, Porter | 60 min |
| Jul 19, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Benton | 41 min |
| Jul 19, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Benton | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Benton | 24 min |
| Jul 18, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, Ogle, Winnebago | 66 min |
| Jul 18, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Boone, DeKalb, Kane, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago | 63 min |
| Jul 18, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 3 hr | |
| Jul 18, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Lake, McHenry | 64 min |
| Jul 18, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry | 74 min |
| Jul 18, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | Ogle | 52 min |
| Jul 18, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LOT | DeKalb, Kane, Kendall | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 9:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Cook, Lake | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 10:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Cook, DuPage, Will | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 12:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Cook, DuPage | 37 min |
| Jul 19, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LOT | 94 min | |
| Jul 19, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LOT | Will | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 3:27 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 42 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Indiana, 2012Rip Current Statements in Illinois, 2012Every rip current statement in 2012
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.