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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Chicago, IL

June 20, 2026Cook County, Lake County, Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 20, 2026, 3:11 PM CDT for Cook County, Lake County, Illinois; Lake County, Porter County, Indiana. It took effect at Jun 21, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 20, 2026, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 21, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 23, 2026, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
33 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 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 3:00 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOT61 hr

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.