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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at May 30, 2015, 4:37 AM EDT. It took effect at May 30, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 2015, 4:37 AM EDT (08:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 30, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 31, 2015, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
509 WHUS43 KIWX 300837 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 437 AM EDT SAT MAY 30 2015 INZ003-MIZ077-301645- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0003.150530T1800Z-150601T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 437 AM EDT SAT MAY 30 2015 /337 AM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO 6 TO 10 FEET AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRONG CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
903 WHUS43 KIWX 301500 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1100 AM EDT SAT MAY 30 2015 INZ003-MIZ077-302300- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0003.150530T1800Z-150601T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1100 AM EDT SAT MAY 30 2015 /1000 AM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO 6 TO 10 FEET AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRONG CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
823 WHUS43 KIWX 301918 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 318 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2015 INZ003-MIZ077-310400- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150601T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 318 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2015 /218 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 10 FEET AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRONG CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND 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. && $$
128 WHUS43 KIWX 310212 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1012 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2015 INZ003-MIZ077-311015- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150601T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1012 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2015 /912 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 10 FEET AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRONG CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
746 WHUS43 KIWX 310825 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 425 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 INZ003-MIZ077-311630- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150601T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 425 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 /325 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2015/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS INTO EARLY EVENING. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 8 FEET AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRONG CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN. COLD AIR AND WATER TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND 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. && $$
192 WHUS43 KIWX 311510 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1110 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 INZ003-MIZ077-312315- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150601T0000Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 1110 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 /1010 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2015/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRONG CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN. COLD AIR AND WATER TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT INTO DEEPER WATER ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE. && $$
649 WHUS43 KIWX 311954 CFWIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 354 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 INZ003-MIZ077-010200- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150601T0200Z/ LA PORTE-BERRIEN- 354 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 /254 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2015/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRONG CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN. COLD AIR AND WATER TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Miami, Wabash, Wells | 64 min |
| May 30, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant | 43 min |
| May 30, 2:18 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 23 hr |
| May 30, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Jay, Wells | 65 min |
| May 30, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Miami | 40 min |
| May 30, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 45 min |
| May 30, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Kosciusko | 40 min |
| May 30, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble | 37 min |
| May 30, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, Miami | 59 min |
| May 30, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange | 60 min |
| May 30, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 42 min |
| May 30, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Wabash | 38 min |
| May 30, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski, Starke | 48 min |
| May 30, 6:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Elkhart, LaGrange | 3 hr |
| May 30, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford, Wells | 50 min |
| May 30, 6:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Wells | 3 hr |
| May 30, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Jay | 47 min |
| May 30, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 26 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2015Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2015Every beach hazards statement in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.