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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 26, 2024, 3:47 AM CDT for Cook County, Lake County, Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Jun 26, 2024, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2024, 3:47 AM CDT (08:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 26, 2024, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2024, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
Counties Cook County, IL, Lake County, IL, Lake County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:47 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 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 206 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -485 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2407 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Jun 25, 6:32 PM CDT, 9 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 6:32 PM CDT, 9 hours 15 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 3:48 PM CDT, 11 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
348 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-262030-
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-
Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
348 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024 /448 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
Level 2 of 5 Damaging Wind Risk...up to 70 mph.
Level 1 of 5 Large Hail Risk...up to Ping Pong Ball size.
Limited Flooding Risk.
DISCUSSION...
Another round of thunderstorms is possible late this afternoon
into tonight. If storms develop, they could become severe and
produce locally heavy rainfall.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Wednesday...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
High Swim Risk in the evening and overnight.
Friday...
Elevated Flooding Risk.
Elevated Thunderstorm Risk.
Saturday Morning...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk
Sunday...
Moderate to High Swim Risk
Monday Night...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters may be needed late this afternoon and tonight.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Moving toward the east-southeast at 40 mph.
LMZ740>745-262030-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL-
Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN-
Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN-
348 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois
nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore
waters of Lake Michigan.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Hazardous conditions for small craft.
Limited Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
Level 2 of 5 Thunderstorm Wind Gust Risk...up to 60 knots.
Level 1 of 5 Hail Risk...up to Ping Pong Ball size.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Wednesday...
Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Friday...
Elevated Thunderstorm Risk.
Saturday and Monday Night...
Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Petr/KMD
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Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 3:47 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.