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Beach Hazards Statement 11, NWS Chicago, IL

August 21, 2026Cook County, Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 21, 2026, 3:11 PM CDT for Cook County, Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Aug 22, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 21, 2026, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 22, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Aug 23, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL

Counties Cook County, IL, Lake County, IN, Porter County, IN

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTBoone, DeKalb, McHenry43 min
Aug 21, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTDeKalb, Kane63 min
Aug 21, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTBoone, Winnebago22 min
Aug 21, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLee40 min
Aug 21, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTDeKalb, Lee, Ogle40 min
Aug 21, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTDeKalb, LaSalle, Lee46 min
Aug 21, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTLaSalle17 min

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 2026Beach Hazards Statements in Illinois, 2026Every beach hazards statement in 2026

Sources

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