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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 5:12 PM Aug. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
CW . ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 5:12 PM Aug. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BOONE BUREAU COOK DE KALB DUPAGE GRUNDY HENRY KANE KENDALL LAKE LA SALLE LEE MCHENRY OGLE PUTNAM WHITESIDE WILL WINNEBAGO
Beach Hazard Statement
Issued: 4:02 PM Aug. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...High wave action and dangerous currents expected at Lake Michigan beaches. Waves 3 to 5 ft are occurring. * WHERE...Lake IL, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties. * WHEN...Until 3 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Swimming conditions will be life threatening, especially for inexperienced swimmers. For information on swim advisories or bans at Chicago beaches: www. cpdbeaches. com. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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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