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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Chicago, IL

June 16, 2026Cook County, Lake County, Illinois; Porter County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 16, 2026, 2:19 PM CDT for Cook County, Lake County, Illinois; Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Jun 17, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 16, 2026, 2:19 PM CDT (19:19 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 17, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 18, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Chicago, IL

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

The radar

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 216 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2026-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2026-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 208 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1811 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
208 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 16, 12:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 12:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 1:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Chicago IL
106 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0532 PM     Tornado          Long Point              41.00N 88.90W
06/11/2026                   Livingston         IL   NWS Storm Survey

            *** 7 INJ ***
            NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-3
            tornado, peak winds of 145 mph, width of 600
            yards, and length of 11.9 miles.

0535 PM     Tornado          3 SE Flanagan           40.85N 88.82W
06/11/2026                   Livingston         IL   NWS Storm Survey

            NWS Survey confirms a preliminary EF-1
            tornado. Most significant damage found
            consistent with winds of 105 mph. Peak width
            of 900 yards, length of 33.6 miles.

0701 PM     Tornado          4 WSW Lee               41.77N 89.02W
06/11/2026                   Lee                IL   NWS Storm Survey

            NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-U
            tornado. No known damage. Max width 50
            yards, and length of 6 miles.

0708 PM     Tornado          3 SSE Hopkins Park      41.03N 87.59W
06/11/2026                   Kankakee           IL   NWS Storm Survey

            Video and pictures from storm spotters
            confirm a brief EF-U. No known damage.

0711 PM     Tornado          3 WSW St. John          41.44N 87.52W
06/11/2026                   Lake               IN   NWS Storm Survey

            NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-0
            tornado. Peak winds near 85 mph, width of
            150 yards, and length of 5.5 miles.

0723 PM     Tornado          2 NW Paxton             40.48N 88.13W
06/11/2026                   Ford               IL   NWS Storm Survey

            NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-1
            tornado. Peak winds of 90 mph, width near
            100 yards, and length of 6.9 miles.

0732 PM     Tornado          2 SSW Cedar Lake        41.34N 87.46W
06/11/2026                   Lake               IN   NWS Storm Survey

            NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-0
            tornado. Peak winds of 80 mph, width of 150
            yards, and length of 4.1 miles.

0736 PM     Tornado          3 NE Schneider          41.21N 87.41W
06/11/2026                   Lake               IN   NWS Storm Survey

            NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-0
            tornado. Peak winds of 85 mph, width of 200
            yards, and length of 12.6 miles.

0748 PM     Tornado          3 ENE Wellington        40.56N 87.63W
06/11/2026                   Iroquois           IL   NWS Storm Survey

            NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-1
            tornado. Peak winds of 90 mph, width of 50
            yards, and length of 1.1 miles.

0758 PM     Tornado          2 SW Boswell            40.50N 87.41W
06/11/2026                   Benton             IN   NWS Storm Survey

            NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-1
            tornado. Peak winds of 95 mph, width of 250
            yards, and length of 4.9 miles.

0804 PM     Tornado          2 ESE Naperville        41.76N 88.12W
06/11/2026                   DuPage             IL   NWS Storm Survey

            NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-0
            tornado. Peak winds of 80 mph, width of 150
            yards, and length of 1.3 miles.

0815 PM     Tornado          1 S Willow Springs      41.72N 87.86W
06/11/2026                   Cook               IL   NWS Storm Survey

            *** 6 INJ ***
            NWS survey confirms a preliminary EF-2
            tornado. Peak winds of 120 mph, width of 350
            yards, and length of 8.4 miles.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 16, 1:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Chicago IL
107 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0355 PM     Tornado          1 E Palos Heights       41.67N 87.78W
06/10/2026                   Cook               IL   NWS Storm Survey

            NWS survey confirmed a preliminary EF-0
            tornado. Path length of 2.5 miles, max width
            of 175 yards, and peak winds of 80 mph.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLOTBenton34 min

Nearby

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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.