Strong onshore winds created dangerous wave conditions along the far southeastern shores of Lake Michigan. A 26 year old man drowned after being swept out by a rip current near Silver Beach.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS IWX wrote it up.
Strong onshore winds created dangerous wave conditions along the far southeastern shores of Lake Michigan. A 26 year old man drowned after being swept out by a rip current near Silver Beach.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 25, 6:28 PM EST, 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 728 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .AVIATION... VFR CONDS XPCD THROUGH THE PD. MOIST GROUND/CLEAR SKIES/DECOUPLING SHLD LEAD TO SOME GROUND FOG TWD MORNING BUT WILL YIELD ANY POTENTIAL OBSTRUCTION TO VSBYS TIL 06Z ISSUANCE IN LIGHT OF CURRENT BNDRY LYR DRYING OCCURRING LT THIS AFTN. && .SHORT TERM.../TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... LITTLE OF CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD AS QUIETER COOLER CONDITIONS TAKE HOLD OVER THE REGION THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. SHORTWAVE HAS CLEARED THE GREAT LAKES WITH SFC FRONT PROGRESSING SE OF THE CWA WHILE LAST WIDELY SCT SHRA/DZ HAVE COME TO AND END IN THE SE. NORTHERLY WINDS DRIVING COOLER DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA WITH UPSTREAM DEWPOINTS NEAR 60. AS SFC RIDGE CONTINUES TO SETTLE IN TONIGHT AND DRIER AIR FILTERS SOUTHWARD A REPRIEVE FROM MUGGY NIGHTS IS IN STORE WITH LOWS NEAR 60 MOST AREAS...A BIT WARMER IN THE EXTREME SOUTH. GIVEN RECENT RAINS AND CLEARING SKIES PATCHY SHALLOW GROUND FOG POSSIBLE BUT FEEL THIS IS STILL NOT WARRANTED WITHIN THE GRIDS AT THIS TIME. FOR MONDAY...NOT MUCH OF CONCERN AS ANOTHER PLEASANT DAY IS ON TAP WITH TEMPS FCST NEAR A GUIDANCE CONSENSUS GENERALLY IN THE MID 80S UNDER PLENTY OF SUN. RIDGING SLIDES EAST OF THE AREA BUT RETURN OF WARM MOIST AIRMASS HOLDS OFF LONG ENOUGH TOO ALLOW ANOTHER PLEASANT NIGHT IN THE LOW 60S BEFORE MUGGINESS RETURNS. && .LONG TERM... FLAT SUBTROPICAL RIDGE ACROSS SOUTHEAST CONUS WILL BUILD WEST THEN NORTH THROUGH THE PLAINS DURING THE PERIOD. MEANWHILE...A COUPLE STRONG SHORT WAVES WILL RIDE THROUGH THE WESTERLIES ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WHICH WILL HELP DIG A TROUGH INTO THE EASTERN CONUS BY END OF THE PERIOD. OUR AREA WILL REMAIN BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND THE STRONGER WESTERLIES AND BE IMPACTED BY WEAKENING FRONTAL SYSTEMS AS THEY DIVE SOUTH AND POSSIBLE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS WHICH MAY DEVELOP UPSTREAM. CONVECTIVE DETAILS TOO UNCERTAIN SO WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON MODEL MEANS AND SYNOPTIC GENERALIZATIONS FOR THE LONG TERM PERIOD. 00Z GFS AND ECMWF IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC PATTERN DESCRIBED ABOVE BUT DIFFERENCES CONTINUE IN SUBTLE DETAILS AND WEAK SHORT WAVES WHICH ARE LIKELY A FUNCTION OF CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK AND MODEL PHYSICS. RELYING ON ENSEMBLE MEANS FROM 00Z GFS AND ECMWF FOR FORECAST...WHICH FITS WELL WITH CONTINUITY. MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF ON DEPTH OF MOISTURE AND WEAK SHORT WAVE FOR TUESDAY AND NOW LOOKING GENERALLY DRY FOR OUR AREA WHICH FITS WELL WITH CURRENT FORECAST. STILL SOME HINT OF A WEAK SHORT WAVE TUE NIGHT AND POSSIBLE WARM FRONT LIFTING THROUGH AREA IN RETURN FLOW AHEAD OF NEXT SYSTEM SO WILL HOLD ONTO LOW CHANCE POPS. THE NEXT MAIN SHORT WAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT LOOK TO SINK INTO THE AREA SOMETIME BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY MORNING. WILL CONTINUE CHANCE POPS FOR THIS MID WEEK SYSTEM AS THIS REMAINS THE BEST TIME FRAME OF LONG TERM PERIOD FOR ANOTHER SHOT AT RAINFALL. MODELS HAVE BEGUN TO CONVERGE ON MOVING THIS COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVING BACK IN FOR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND AS EAST COAST TROUGH TAKES SHAPE. WE LOOK TO BE IN WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WHICH CAN BE TRICKY AT TIMES AS ANY UPSTREAM MCS WILL RIDE THE RIDGE AND COULD DROP INTO THE AREA. SOME HINTS OF THIS IN MODELS...ESPECIALLY GFS BUT THIS IS DRIVEN TOO MUCH BY CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK TO INCLUDE IN FORECAST AT THIS TIME RANGE. ECMWF TENDS TO KEEP THIS CONVECTION WEST OF US UNTIL NEXT SUNDAY. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THIS TYPE OF FLOW AND NO STRONG SYNOPTIC FORCING PREFER TO LEAN TOWARD A DRY DAY 7 FORECAST FOR NOW WITH SURFACE RIDGING HOLDING ON OVER THE AREA. TEMPS WILL WARM TUE AND WED INTO MID AND UPPER 80S AHEAD OF FRONT. SHOULD THEN DROP BACK TO NEAR NORMAL FOR REMAINDER OF WEEK ONCE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...NONE. MI...NONE. OH...NONE. LM...NONE. && SHORT TERM...LUD LONG TERM...LASHLEY AVIATION...T
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 525 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 INZ004>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-260930- ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI- MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-CASS MI- ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY- PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART... GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER... AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER... HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 525 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 /425 AM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL END BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. IT REMAINS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE A THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. INZ003-LMZ043-046-MIZ077-260930- LA PORTE-NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI- MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 525 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 /425 AM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORELINE OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. IT REMAINS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE A THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Coast guard officials confirmed a 26 year old male died as a result of drowning from being taken away from the shore in a rip current. The male was reported to have been underwater for around 40 minutes before being pulled from the water.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Berrien | 2010-07-25 | 26 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, July 2010
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 253872.