Weather alerts in Lake County, Indiana, 2026

244 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Lake County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 244
Warnings: 89
Watches: 43
Advisories: 61
Busiest month: June55 alerts
Busiest day: July 27, 202618 alerts

Over time

By month

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 13, 1:56 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	32 hr
Jan 14, 7:46 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LOT	44 min
Jan 14, 8:00 AM CST	Snow Squall Warning Significant damage threat	LOT	60 min
Jan 18, 2:13 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	LOT	34 hr
Jan 22, 3:12 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	LOT	55 hr
Jan 24, 1:51 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	42 hr
Jan 25, 2:35 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	LOT	32 hr
Jan 25, 9:23 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LOT	15 hr
Jan 29, 2:58 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	LOT	35 hr
Jan 29, 8:48 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	LOT	30 hr
Jan 30, 3:02 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	33 hr
Feb 16, 5:20 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Feb 19, 1:56 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LOT	26 hr
Mar 4, 8:34 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	37 hr
Mar 5, 9:06 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	13 hr
Mar 6, 2:10 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 6, 4:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	52 min
Mar 6, 4:59 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Mar 6, 5:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Mar 6, 5:46 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	3 hr
Mar 6, 8:45 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Mar 10, 11:16 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	29 min
Mar 10, 12:04 PM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	13 hr
Mar 10, 1:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Mar 10, 3:57 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr
Mar 10, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 10, 6:27 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
Mar 10, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LOT	75 min
Mar 10, 6:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	LOT	35 min
Mar 10, 7:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	LOT	51 min
Mar 10, 10:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	34 min
Mar 10, 10:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	39 min
Mar 12, 1:33 AM CDT	High Wind Watch	LOT	10 hr
Mar 12, 1:33 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	40 hr
Mar 12, 11:28 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	LOT	29 hr
Mar 14, 2:00 AM CDT	High Wind Watch	LOT	10 hr
Mar 14, 11:57 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	30 hr
Mar 15, 2:52 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	LOT	15 hr
Mar 15, 9:27 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	LOT	39 hr
Mar 15, 5:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Mar 15, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Mar 15, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	18 min
Mar 15, 6:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	8 hr
Mar 16, 1:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	8 hr
Mar 17, 12:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LOT	26 min
Mar 26, 2:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Mar 26, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Mar 26, 4:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	39 min
Mar 30, 11:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	31 min
Mar 31, 9:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Mar 31, 9:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Mar 31, 9:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	50 min
Mar 31, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	23 min
Mar 31, 4:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Apr 2, 1:32 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	17 hr
Apr 2, 11:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	79 min
Apr 3, 1:02 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	20 hr
Apr 3, 3:56 PM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	18 hr
Apr 3, 9:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	11 days
Apr 3, 11:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Apr 4, 1:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	8 hr
Apr 13, 2:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	24 min
Apr 13, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 13, 2:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	57 min
Apr 14, 1:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 14, 7:11 PM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	30 hr
Apr 14, 10:35 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	4 days
Apr 16, 7:01 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	15 hr
Apr 17, 11:48 AM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	15 hr
Apr 17, 3:31 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 17, 8:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 17, 10:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LOT	74 min
Apr 17, 10:19 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Apr 17, 10:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	29 min
Apr 18, 1:29 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	LOT	20 hr
Apr 18, 1:29 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	LOT	12 hr
Apr 19, 1:52 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	LOT	30 hr
Apr 21, 1:07 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Apr 27, 11:18 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LOT	5 hr
May 1, 3:32 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	LOT	28 hr
May 4, 2:59 AM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	LOT	15 hr
May 4, 3:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 4, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	54 min
May 18, 8:40 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 18, 10:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 18, 11:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LOT	18 min
May 18, 11:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	56 min
May 20, 3:42 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	72 hr
May 26, 3:04 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	53 hr
Jun 6, 2:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Jun 8, 11:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Jun 8, 11:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	3 hr
Jun 9, 2:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	4 hr
Jun 10, 2:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Jun 10, 2:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jun 10, 3:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 10, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LOT	57 min
Jun 10, 6:54 PM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	7 hr
Jun 10, 7:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jun 11, 10:05 AM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	11 hr
Jun 11, 1:57 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 11, 2:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	65 min
Jun 11, 6:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 11, 6:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jun 11, 7:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	34 min
Jun 11, 7:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	40 min
Jun 11, 7:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	30 min
Jun 11, 7:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Jun 11, 7:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 11, 8:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	31 min
Jun 11, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LOT	34 min
Jun 11, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	49 min
Jun 11, 9:44 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	37 hr
Jun 11, 10:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	20 hr
Jun 12, 11:09 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LOT	8 hr
Jun 12, 7:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	26 hr
Jun 13, 3:28 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	31 hr
Jun 14, 12:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	43 min
Jun 14, 1:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	56 min
Jun 14, 2:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	13 hr
Jun 14, 9:18 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	22 hr
Jun 16, 12:22 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Jun 17, 2:20 AM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	15 hr
Jun 17, 3:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	2 hr
Jun 17, 3:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	3 hr
Jun 17, 4:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	11 hr
Jun 17, 7:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	5 hr
Jun 20, 3:11 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	61 hr
Jun 21, 7:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	5 hr
Jun 21, 8:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	33 hr
Jun 22, 12:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
Jun 24, 12:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 24, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 24, 7:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	2 hr
Jun 24, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	67 min
Jun 24, 8:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jun 24, 8:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	2 hr
Jun 24, 8:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	2 hr
Jun 24, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	26 min
Jun 24, 9:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	88 min
Jun 24, 10:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
Jun 24, 10:56 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	7 hr
Jun 28, 2:47 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LOT	47 hr
Jun 28, 11:18 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	LOT	5 days
Jul 3, 11:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 3, 1:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Jul 3, 2:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LOT	59 min
Jul 3, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 3, 8:32 PM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	4 hr
Jul 3, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	47 min
Jul 3, 10:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Jul 3, 10:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	53 min
Jul 3, 10:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	2 hr
Jul 4, 12:26 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	5 hr
Jul 4, 12:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	11 hr
Jul 4, 9:39 AM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	10 hr
Jul 4, 11:24 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 4, 12:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 4, 3:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jul 4, 4:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	3 hr
Jul 4, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	51 min
Jul 4, 4:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	2 hr
Jul 4, 4:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	2 hr
Jul 4, 6:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	14 hr
Jul 4, 7:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	41 hr
Jul 5, 8:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Jul 18, 3:50 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	36 hr
Jul 18, 11:37 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Jul 18, 12:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 21, 2:33 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	49 hr
Jul 27, 2:10 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LOT	14 hr
Jul 27, 3:02 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	5 hr
Jul 27, 3:57 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	54 hr
Jul 27, 7:52 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Jul 27, 9:40 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 27, 11:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 27, 12:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jul 27, 12:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	53 min
Jul 27, 12:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	43 min
Jul 27, 12:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	38 min
Jul 27, 1:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LOT	74 min
Jul 27, 1:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LOT	33 min
Jul 27, 1:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jul 27, 1:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	20 min
Jul 27, 1:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	4 hr
Jul 27, 3:09 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	11 hr
Jul 27, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	71 min
Jul 27, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	45 min
Jul 27, 8:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jul 31, 3:32 AM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	3 days
Aug 1, 10:22 AM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	11 hr
Aug 1, 11:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	118 min
Aug 1, 2:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	5 hr
Aug 1, 4:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	18 hr
Aug 1, 5:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
Aug 1, 7:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Aug 1, 11:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	11 hr
Aug 5, 5:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	91 min
Aug 7, 2:46 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Aug 9, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	76 min
Aug 9, 3:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Aug 9, 3:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Aug 9, 5:03 PM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	10 hr
Aug 9, 5:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	84 min
Aug 9, 7:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	2 hr
Aug 9, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 10, 5:15 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 10, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 11, 4:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Aug 11, 7:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 11, 9:00 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 11, 9:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	60 min
Aug 11, 10:45 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	33 min
Aug 11, 10:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LOT	56 min
Aug 11, 10:59 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LOT	46 min
Aug 11, 11:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Aug 11, 11:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Aug 11, 11:24 AM CDT	Lakeshore Flood Warning	LOT	6 hr
Aug 11, 11:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	2 hr
Aug 11, 11:42 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 11, 1:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LOT	3 hr
Aug 11, 8:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 12, 6:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 12, 10:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	61 min
Aug 12, 10:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	2 hr
Aug 12, 10:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LOT	111 min
Aug 12, 12:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	117 min
Aug 13, 2:42 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	6 hr
Aug 14, 8:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	4 days
Aug 14, 12:01 PM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	22 hr
Aug 15, 6:39 PM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	13 hr
Aug 21, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Aug 21, 3:11 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	55 hr
Aug 31, 12:24 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LOT	33 hr
Aug 31, 12:24 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LOT	3 days
Sep 3, 7:56 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LOT	25 hr
Sep 4, 9:01 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Sep 12, 2:40 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	36 hr
Sep 17, 6:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	5 hr
Sep 18, 1:47 PM CDT	Flood Watch	LOT	47 hr
Sep 19, 2:50 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	LOT	5 days
Sep 19, 9:05 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LOT	17 hr
Sep 20, 4:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LOT	3 hr
Sep 28, 3:44 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LOT	6 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	36
Tornado Warning	11
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	19
Tornado Watch	3
Mesoscale Discussion	38
Special Weather Statement	2
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	9
Flash Flood Warning	12
River Flood Warning	13
Flood Watch	14
River Flood Watch	3
Areal Flood Advisory	33
Winter
Snow Squall Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	4
Heat
Extreme Heat Warning	1
Heat Advisory	5
Cold
Freeze Warning	1
Freeze Watch	1
Cold Weather Advisory	3
Frost Advisory	2
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	2
High Wind Watch	2
Blowing Dust Advisory	1
Wind Advisory	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	8
Coast and beach
Lakeshore Flood Warning	1
Beach Hazards Statement	11

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.