Alert archive / Indiana / Beach Hazards Statements in 2024

Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Northern Indiana

May 28, 2024LaPorte County, Indiana; Berrien County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at May 28, 2024, 1:36 PM CDT for LaPorte County, Indiana; Berrien County, Michigan. It took effect at May 29, 2024, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 28, 2024, 1:36 PM CDT (18:36 UTC)
In effect from: May 29, 2024, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired: May 29, 2024, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana

Counties LaPorte County, IN, Berrien County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 244 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1278 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

180 
WHUS43 KIWX 281836
CFWIWX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
236 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

INZ103-MIZ177-277-290245-
/O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0002.240529T0900Z-240530T0300Z/
Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-
236 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 /136 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous 
  swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by 
  waves.

* WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, 
  Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties.

* WHEN...From late tonight through Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water 
  and high waves can sweep people off piers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
Do not venture out on piers.

&&

$$

4 follow-up statements

122 
WHUS43 KIWX 290223
CFWIWX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1023 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

INZ103-MIZ177-277-291030-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0002.240529T0900Z-240530T0300Z/
Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-
1023 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 /923 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT /4 AM
CDT/ WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous 
  swimming conditions expected. Piers will be heavily swamped by 
  waves.

* WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, 
  Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties.

* WHEN...From 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ Wednesday through Wednesday 
  evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water 
  and high waves can sweep people off piers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
Do not venture out on piers.

&&

$$

826 
WHUS43 KIWX 290825
CFWIWX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
425 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

INZ103-MIZ177-277-291700-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0002.240529T0900Z-240530T0300Z/
Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-
425 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024 /325 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected today. Waves
  of 2 to 5 feet are expected. Life-threatening rip and structural
  currents are expected. 

* WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, 
  Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water 
  and high waves can sweep people off piers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
Do not venture out on piers.

&&

$$

MCD

759 
WHUS43 KIWX 291456
CFWIWX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1056 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024

INZ103-MIZ177-277-292300-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240530T0300Z/
Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-
1056 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024 /956 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming
  conditions expected. Waves of 3 to 5 feet diminish to 2 to 4
  feet this evening. Life-threatening rip and structural
  currents are expected. 

* WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, 
  Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water 
  and high waves can sweep people off piers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
Do not venture out on piers.

&&

$$

317 
WHUS43 KIWX 291954
CFWIWX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
354 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024

INZ103-MIZ177-277-300300-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-240530T0300Z/
Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-
354 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024 /254 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024/

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
/10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...High wave action, strong currents, and dangerous swimming
  conditions expected. Waves of 3 to 5 feet diminish to 2 to 4
  feet this evening. Life-threatening rip and structural currents
  are expected. 

* WHERE...In Indiana, Northern La Porte county. In Michigan, 
  Northern Berrien and Southern Berrien counties.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water 
  and high waves can sweep people off piers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
Do not venture out on piers.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 1:34 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	IWX		32 hr
May 28, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	LaPorte, Starke	55 min
May 28, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Fulton, Marshall, Starke	45 min
May 28, 6:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Miami	42 min
May 28, 6:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Kosciusko	34 min

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2024 Beach Hazards Statements in Michigan, 2024 Every beach hazards statement in 2024

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.