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Lake County, Indiana weather alerts

1 National Weather Service alert is in force for Lake County: a beach hazards statement.

Checked Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:36 PM CDT. Times are Central Daylight Time.

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Alerts in force1

Every product in force for Lake County, worst first, with its full text.

Beach Hazards Statement

Moderate

Beach Hazards Statement issued September 21 at 4:09PM CDT until September 23 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

Issued Until 41 hr 23 min left

Areas Lake, IN; Porter, IN

Full text

* WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 3 to 6 ft expected. * WHERE...Lake IN and Porter Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon. * 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.

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The past year in Lake County

In the past year the National Weather Service issued 219 alerts for Lake County, including 36 severe thunderstorm warnings, 22 flood warnings, 12 flash flood warnings and 11 tornado warnings.

ProductIssuedMost recent
Severe Thunderstorm Warning36Aug 12, 2026
Flood Warning22Sep 20, 2026
Flash Flood Warning12Aug 12, 2026
Tornado Warning11Aug 11, 2026
Winter Storm Warning4Jan 30, 2026
Freeze Warning2Apr 20, 2026
High Wind Warning2Mar 15, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning1Jun 30, 2026
Lakeshore Flood Warning1Aug 11, 2026
Snow Squall Warning1Jan 14, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Watch19Aug 21, 2026
Flood Watch17Sep 19, 2026
Tornado Watch3Jun 11, 2026
Winter Storm Watch3Jan 30, 2026
High Wind Watch2Mar 15, 2026
Freeze Watch1Apr 20, 2026
Flood Advisory34Sep 20, 2026
Dense Fog Advisory8Aug 13, 2026
Winter Weather Advisory8Mar 16, 2026
Wind Advisory7Apr 27, 2026
Heat Advisory5Sep 4, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory4Jan 26, 2026
Frost Advisory3May 2, 2026
Blowing Dust Advisory1May 4, 2026
Beach Hazard Statement12Sep 20, 2026

Warnings issued

  1. Flood Warning
  2. Flood Warning
  3. Flash Flood Warning
  4. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  5. Flood Warning
  6. Flash Flood Warning
  7. Lakeshore Flood Warning
  8. Tornado Warning
  9. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  10. Tornado Warning
  11. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  12. Flash Flood Warning
  13. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  14. Flood Warning
  15. Flood Warning
  16. Flood Warning
  17. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  18. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  19. Flood Warning
  20. Flash Flood Warning
  21. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  22. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  23. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  24. Tornado Warning
  25. Tornado Warning
  26. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  27. Flood Warning
  28. Flood Warning
  29. Flash Flood Warning
  30. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  31. Flash Flood Warning
  32. Flood Warning
  33. Flood Warning
  34. Flash Flood Warning
  35. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  36. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  37. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  38. Extreme Heat Warning
  39. Flood Warning
  40. Flood Warning
  41. Flash Flood Warning
  42. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  43. Flash Flood Warning
  44. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  45. Flood Warning
  46. Flood Warning
  47. Flood Warning
  48. Flash Flood Warning
  49. Flood Warning
  50. Flood Warning
  51. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  52. Flood Warning
  53. Flood Warning
  54. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  55. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  56. Tornado Warning
  57. Tornado Warning
  58. Tornado Warning
  59. Tornado Warning
  60. Severe Thunderstorm Warning

And 32 earlier warnings.

Every alert, most recent first
  1. Beach Hazard Statement
  2. Flood Warning
  3. Flood Advisory
  4. Flood Watch
  5. Flood Advisory
  6. Beach Hazard Statement
  7. Heat Advisory
  8. Heat Advisory
  9. Heat Advisory
  10. Beach Hazard Statement
  11. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  12. Flood Watch
  13. Flood Watch
  14. Flood Warning
  15. Dense Fog Advisory
  16. Flood Advisory
  17. Flash Flood Warning
  18. Flood Advisory
  19. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  20. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  21. Flood Warning
  22. Flash Flood Warning
  23. Lakeshore Flood Warning
  24. Flood Advisory
  25. Flood Advisory
  26. Tornado Warning
  27. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  28. Tornado Warning
  29. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  30. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  31. Flood Advisory
  32. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  33. Flood Watch
  34. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  35. Flood Advisory
  36. Flash Flood Warning
  37. Flood Advisory
  38. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  39. Dense Fog Advisory
  40. Flood Advisory

The 40 most recent of 219.

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 Lake County, with what is in force in each.

What this means

Warning
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.