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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 20, 2018, 4:18 AM EDT. It took effect at Aug 21, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2018, 4:18 AM EDT (08:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 21, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
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065 WHUS43 KIWX 200818 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 418 AM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-201630- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0010.180821T1800Z-180823T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 418 AM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 /318 AM CDT Mon Aug 20 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for dangerous swimming conditions, which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Winds will become north 15 to 25 mph Tuesday afternoon and will diminish to 10 to 20 mph from the north northwest Tuesday night into Wednesday. Waves will build to 6 to 10 feet Tuesday afternoon and will continue at 5 to 8 feet Tuesday night. 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 the 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. && $$
11 follow-up statements
130 WHUS43 KIWX 201438 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1038 AM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-202245- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.180821T1800Z-180823T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1038 AM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 /938 AM CDT Mon Aug 20 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Winds will become north 15 to 25 mph Tuesday afternoon and will diminish to 10 to 20 mph from the north northwest Tuesday night into Wednesday. Waves will build to 6 to 10 feet Tuesday afternoon and will continue at 5 to 8 feet Tuesday night. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
875 WHUS43 KIWX 201848 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 248 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-210400- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.180821T1800Z-180823T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 248 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 /148 PM CDT Mon Aug 20 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Winds will become north 15 to 25 mph Tuesday afternoon and will diminish to 10 to 20 mph from the north northwest Tuesday night into Wednesday. Waves will build to 6 to 10 feet Tuesday afternoon and will continue at 5 to 8 feet Tuesday night. 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 the 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. && $$
677 WHUS43 KIWX 210121 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 921 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-210930- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.180821T1800Z-180823T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 921 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 /821 PM CDT Mon Aug 20 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Winds will become north 15 to 25 mph Tuesday afternoon and will diminish to 10 to 20 mph from the north northwest Tuesday night into Wednesday. Waves will build to 6 to 10 feet Tuesday afternoon and will continue at 5 to 8 feet Tuesday night. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
623 WHUS43 KIWX 210857 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 457 AM EDT Tue Aug 21 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-211700- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.180821T1800Z-180823T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 457 AM EDT Tue Aug 21 2018 /357 AM CDT Tue Aug 21 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Winds will become north 15 to 25 mph this afternoon and will diminish to 10 to 20 mph from the north northwest tonight into Wednesday. Waves will build to 6 to 9 feet this afternoon and will continue at 5 to 8 feet tonight. 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 the 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. && $$
921 WHUS43 KIWX 211508 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1108 AM EDT Tue Aug 21 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-212315- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.180821T1800Z-180823T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1108 AM EDT Tue Aug 21 2018 /1008 AM CDT Tue Aug 21 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Winds will become north 15 to 25 mph this afternoon and will diminish to 10 to 20 mph from the north northwest tonight into Wednesday. Waves will build to 6 to 9 feet this afternoon and will continue at 5 to 8 feet tonight. These conditions are life threatening and you should stay out of the water no matter how well you can swim. The combination of rip currents and pounding waves are too strong to overcome by anyone. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
260 WHUS43 KIWX 212001 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 401 PM EDT Tue Aug 21 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-220415- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-180823T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 401 PM EDT Tue Aug 21 2018 /301 PM CDT Tue Aug 21 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Tomorrow, winds from the north at 10 to 20 mph and waves of 6 to 8 feet are expected. These conditions are life threatening and you should stay out of the water no matter how well you can swim. The combination of rip currents and pounding waves are too strong to overcome by anyone. Winds and waves will diminish and subside Wednesday night. 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 the 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. && $$
287 WHUS43 KIWX 220219 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1019 PM EDT Tue Aug 21 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-221030- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-180823T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1019 PM EDT Tue Aug 21 2018 /919 PM CDT Tue Aug 21 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Wednesday, winds from the north at 10 to 20 mph and waves of 6 to 8 feet are expected. These conditions are life threatening and you should stay out of the water no matter how well you can swim. The combination of rip currents and pounding waves are too strong to overcome by anyone. Winds and waves will diminish and subside Wednesday night. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
857 WHUS43 KIWX 220742 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 342 AM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-221600- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-180823T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 342 AM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 /242 AM CDT Wed Aug 22 2018/ ...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...today, winds from the north at 10 to 20 mph and waves of 6 to 8 feet are expected. These conditions are life threatening and you should stay out of the water no matter how well you can swim. The combination of rip currents and pounding waves are too strong to overcome by anyone. Winds and waves will diminish and subside tonight. 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 the 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. && $$
278 WHUS43 KIWX 221506 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1106 AM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-222315- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-180823T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1106 AM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 /1006 AM CDT Wed Aug 22 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph and waves of 4 to 7 feet, decreasing to under 4 feet early tonight. These conditions are life threatening and you should stay out of the water no matter how well you can swim. The combination of rip currents and pounding waves are too strong to overcome by anyone. Avoid piers and breakwalls where larger waves could sweep you into the deadly waters. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
813 WHUS43 KIWX 221935 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 335 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-230000- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-180823T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 335 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 /235 PM CDT Wed Aug 22 2018/ ...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...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph and waves of 4 to 7 feet, decreasing to under 4 feet early tonight. These conditions are life threatening and you should stay out of the water no matter how well you can swim. The combination of rip currents and pounding waves are too strong to overcome by anyone. Avoid piers and breakwalls where larger waves could sweep you into the deadly waters. 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 the 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. && $$
044 WHUS43 KIWX 230002 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 802 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-230115- /O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-180823T0000Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 802 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 /702 PM CDT Wed Aug 22 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... Waves have subsided to 1 to 3 feet this evening. As such, the beach hazards statement was allowed to expire at 8 PM EDT, 7 PM CDT. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 4:16 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 64 hr | |
| Aug 20, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant, Miami, Wabash | 52 min |
| Aug 20, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant | 25 min |
| Aug 20, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wabash | 33 min |
| Aug 20, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant | 20 min |
| Aug 20, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Miami | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington | 33 min |
| Aug 20, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 3:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Grant | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Whitley | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wells | 27 min |
| Aug 20, 4:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Huntington, Jay, Wells and 1 more | 119 min |
| Aug 20, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Whitley | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wells | 33 min |
| Aug 20, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wells | 23 min |
| Aug 20, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 35 min |
| Aug 20, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Wells | 21 min |
| Aug 20, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, White | 23 min |
| Aug 20, 7:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Miami, Wabash, Wells and 1 more | 90 min |
| Aug 20, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Pulaski | 51 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2018Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2018Every beach hazards statement in 2018
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.