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Beach Hazards Statement 17, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 19, 2026, 2:50 PM CDT for Cook County, Lake County, Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2026, 2:50 PM CDT (19:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- 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 19:50 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 office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 3:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LOT | Boone, Lake, McHenry, Winnebago | 8 hr |
| Sep 19, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Lake | 21 days |
| Sep 19, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Lake | 49 hr |
| Sep 19, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Cook | 21 days |
| Sep 19, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Cook | 69 hr |
| Sep 19, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LOT | Cook, Lake | 21 days |
| Sep 19, 2:56 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 4 days |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Illinois, 2026Beach Hazards Statements in Indiana, 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.