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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 22, 2020, 5:41 AM EDT. It took effect at Jun 23, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2020, 5:41 AM EDT (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 23, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
544 WHUS43 KIWX 220941 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 541 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-221745- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0005.200623T1500Z-200623T2100Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 541 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 /441 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday afternoon. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions expected Tuesday morning and afternoon. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph will result in waves between 3 and 5 feet Tuesday, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Tuesday evening. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
641 WHUS43 KIWX 221432 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1032 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-222245- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0005.200623T1500Z-200623T2100Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1032 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 /932 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions expected Tuesday morning and afternoon. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph will result in waves between 3 and 5 feet Tuesday, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Tuesday evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
492 WHUS43 KIWX 221938 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 338 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-230345- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0005.200623T1500Z-200623T2100Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 338 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 /238 PM CDT Mon Jun 22 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions expected Tuesday. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph will result in waves between 3 and 5 feet Tuesday. The waves will subside to 1 to 3 feet Tuesday evening. 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. && $$
668 WHUS43 KIWX 230255 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1055 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-231100- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0005.200623T1500Z-200623T2100Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1055 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2020 /955 PM CDT Mon Jun 22 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions expected Tuesday. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph will result in waves between 3 and 5 feet Tuesday. The waves will subside to 1 to 3 feet Tuesday evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
826 WHUS43 KIWX 230805 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 405 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-231615- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0005.200623T1500Z-200623T2100Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 405 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2020 /305 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions expected Tuesday. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph will result in waves between 3 and 6 feet Tuesday. The waves will subside to 1 to 3 feet Tuesday evening. 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. && $$
934 WHUS43 KIWX 231449 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1049 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-232100- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0005.200623T1500Z-200623T2100Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1049 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2020 /949 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions expected Tuesday. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph will result in waves between 4 and 6 feet through this afternoon, subsiding this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
555 WHUS43 KIWX 232109 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 509 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2020 INZ003-MIZ077-232215- /O.EXP.KIWX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-200623T2100Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 509 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2020 /409 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2020/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... Wave heights and currents will subside through the evening hours. However, dangerous currents may exist at any time near piers, breakwalls, and river outlets. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien | 15 min |
| Jun 22, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien, Cass | 27 min |
| Jun 22, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Berrien | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 5:41 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 35 hr | |
| Jun 22, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 44 min | |
| Jun 22, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 67 min | |
| Jun 22, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 36 min |
| Jun 22, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 27 min |
| Jun 22, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski | 20 min |
| Jun 22, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski | 18 min |
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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.