Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Porter County, Indiana. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Alerts in force1
Every product in force for Porter County, worst first, with its full text.
Beach Hazards Statement
Moderate
Beach Hazards Statement issued September 20 at 2:55PM CDT until September 21 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Issued Until 10 hr 37 min left
Areas Porter, IN
Full text
* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake
Michigan beaches. Waves 4 to 6 ft expected.
* WHERE...Porter County.
* WHEN...Through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Swimming conditions will be life threatening,
especially for inexperienced swimmers.
What to do
Remain out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions
and do not venture out onto piers, jetties, breakwalls, or other
shoreline structures.
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 160 alerts for Porter County, including 23 severe thunderstorm warnings, 5 flash flood warnings, 5 flood warnings and 5 tornado warnings.
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.
Nearby
The counties around Porter County, with what is in force in each.
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.
Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.
Sources
Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.
