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Beach Hazards Statement 12, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 2, 2020, 3:48 PM EDT. It took effect at Aug 3, 2020, 11:12 AM EDT. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2020, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 3, 2020, 11:12 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
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716 WHUS43 KIWX 021948 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 348 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-030400- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0012.200803T2000Z-200805T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 348 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020 /248 PM CDT Sun Aug 2 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for dangerous swim conditions, which is in effect from Monday afternoon through Wednesday morning. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...North winds of 10 to 20 mph will create waves of 3 to 6 feet from Monday afternoon through Tuesday night. Life-threatening currents are expected. 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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
014 WHUS43 KIWX 030200 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1000 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-031000- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.200803T2000Z-200805T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1000 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020 /900 PM CDT Sun Aug 2 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...North winds of 10 to 20 mph will create waves of 3 to 6 feet from Monday afternoon through Tuesday night. Life-threatening currents are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
792 WHUS43 KIWX 030827 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 427 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-031630- /O.NEW.KIWX.LS.Y.0012.200803T2000Z-200805T1200Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.200803T2000Z-200805T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 427 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 /327 AM CDT Mon Aug 3 2020/ ...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Lakeshore Flood Advisory, which is in effect from 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ this afternoon to 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Wednesday. * LAKE SHORE FLOODING...North winds of 10 to 20 mph will create waves of 4 to 7 feet from Monday afternoon through Tuesday night, but especially late this afternoon into tonight and again late Tuesday afternoon * High Wave Action and Dangerous Swimming Conditions Expected... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Life-threatening currents are expected. * TIMING...Tonight into Wednesday morning, but especially late this afternoon into tonight and again late Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong northwest winds and high wave action Tonight into Wednesday morning will lead to minor beach erosion and lakeshore flooding along the immediate lakeshore. 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. A Lakeshore Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds will generate flooding of low areas along the lakeshore. && $$
943 WHUS43 KIWX 031512 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1112 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-032315- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0012.200803T1512Z-200805T1200Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.LS.Y.0012.200803T2000Z-200805T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1112 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 /1012 AM CDT Mon Aug 3 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... * LAKE SHORE FLOODING...North winds of 10 to 20 mph will create waves of 4 to 7 feet from Monday afternoon through Tuesday night, but especially late this afternoon into tonight and again late Tuesday afternoon * High Wave Action and Dangerous Swimming Conditions Expected... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Life-threatening currents are expected. * TIMING...Tonight into Wednesday morning, but especially late this afternoon into tonight and again late Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong northwest winds and high wave action Tonight into Wednesday morning will lead to minor beach erosion and lakeshore flooding along the immediate lakeshore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. A Lakeshore Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds will generate flooding of low areas along the lakeshore. && $$
059 WHUS43 KIWX 031956 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 356 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-040400- /O.CON.KIWX.LS.Y.0012.200803T2000Z-200805T1200Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-200805T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 356 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 /256 PM CDT Mon Aug 3 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... * LAKE SHORE FLOODING...North winds of 10 to 20 mph will sustain waves of 4 to 7 feet through this evening and again Tuesday afternoon, causing minor lakeshore flooding. * High Wave Action and Dangerous Swimming Conditions Expected... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * TIMING...Tonight into Wednesday morning, but especially late this evening and again Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong north winds, high water levels, and large waves tonight into Wednesday morning will lead to minor beach erosion and lakeshore flooding in low areas along the immediate lakeshore. 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. A Lakeshore Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds will generate flooding of low areas along the lakeshore. && $$
117 WHUS43 KIWX 040156 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 956 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-041000- /O.CON.KIWX.LS.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-200805T1200Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-200805T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 956 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 /856 PM CDT Mon Aug 3 2020/ ...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LAKE SHORE FLOODING...North winds of 10 to 20 mph will maintain waves of 3 to 6 feet through Tuesday night, causing minor lakeshore flooding. * High Wave Action and Dangerous Swimming Conditions Expected... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Strong north winds, high water levels, and large waves tonight through Tuesday night will lead to minor beach erosion and lakeshore flooding in low areas along the immediate lakeshore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. A Lakeshore Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds will generate flooding of low areas along the lakeshore. && $$
353 WHUS43 KIWX 040802 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 402 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-041615- /O.CON.KIWX.LS.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-200805T1200Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-200805T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 402 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020 /302 AM CDT Tue Aug 4 2020/ ...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LAKE SHORE FLOODING...North winds of 10 to 20 mph will maintain waves of 3 to 6 feet through Tuesday night, causing minor lakeshore flooding. * High Wave Action and Dangerous Swimming Conditions Expected... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Strong north winds, high water levels, and large waves tonight through Tuesday night will lead to minor beach erosion and lakeshore flooding in low areas along the immediate lakeshore. 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. A Lakeshore Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds will generate flooding of low areas along the lakeshore. && $$
442 WHUS43 KIWX 041504 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1104 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-042315- /O.CON.KIWX.LS.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-200805T1200Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-200805T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1104 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020 /1004 AM CDT Tue Aug 4 2020/ ...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LAKE SHORE FLOODING...North winds of 10 to 20 mph will maintain waves of 3 to 6 feet through Tuesday night, causing minor lakeshore flooding. * High Wave Action and Dangerous Swimming Conditions Expected... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Strong north winds, high water levels, and large waves tonight through Tuesday night will lead to minor beach erosion and lakeshore flooding in low areas along the immediate lakeshore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. A Lakeshore Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds will generate flooding of low areas along the lakeshore. && $$
462 WHUS43 KIWX 041939 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 339 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-050345- /O.CON.KIWX.LS.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-200805T1200Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-200805T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 339 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020 /239 PM CDT Tue Aug 4 2020/ ...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LAKE SHORE FLOODING...North winds of 10 to 20 mph will maintain waves of 3 to 5 feet through tonight, causing minor lakeshore flooding. * High Wave Action and Dangerous Swimming Conditions Expected... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * TIMING...Through tonight. * IMPACTS...Strong north-northwest winds, high water levels, and large waves through tonight will lead to minor beach erosion and lakeshore flooding in low areas along the immediate lakeshore. 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. A Lakeshore Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds will generate flooding of low areas along the lakeshore. && $$
646 WHUS43 KIWX 050206 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1006 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-051015- /O.CAN.KIWX.LS.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-200805T1200Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-200805T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1006 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020 /906 PM CDT Tue Aug 4 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has cancelled the Lakeshore Flood Advisory. * Waves have subsided some this evening, and lakeshore flooding is no longer expected. However, waves of 2 to 5 feet will persist for several more hours tonight. * High Wave Action and Dangerous Swimming Conditions Expected... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
638 WHUS43 KIWX 050742 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 342 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-051200- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-200805T1200Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 342 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020 /242 AM CDT Wed Aug 5 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... * Waves of 2 to 5 feet this morning. * High Wave Action and Dangerous Swimming Conditions Expected... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 3:48 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 61 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.