Alert archive / Michigan / Beach Hazards Statements in 2014
Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 11, 2014, 9:29 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2014, 9:29 AM EDT (13:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2014, 3:58 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
875 WHUS43 KIWX 111329 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 929 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2014 INZ003-MIZ077-112100- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0007.140811T1329Z-140811T2100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 929 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2014 /829 AM CDT MON AUG 11 2014/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$
1 follow-up statement
972 WHUS43 KIWX 111958 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 358 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2014 INZ003-MIZ077-112100- /O.CAN.KIWX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140811T2100Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 358 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2014 /258 PM CDT MON AUG 11 2014/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... HIGH WAVES EARLIER TODAY HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE SWIMMING RISK DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH WAVE ACTION IS NOW LOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 4:16 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | IWX | 47 hr | |
| Aug 11, 9:28 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 6 hr | |
| Aug 11, 9:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Pulaski, White | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 10:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Allen | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 11:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 11:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Allen | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 11:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Kosciusko, Wabash | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 11:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Kosciusko, Noble, Wabash, Wells and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wells | 32 min |
| Aug 11, 4:20 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 43 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2014Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2014Every beach hazards statement in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.