Overview

• The National Weather Service issued beach hazards statements covering stretches of the Lake Michigan shoreline in Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois.
• Milwaukee/Sullivan warned Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties from 10 a.m. CDT Wednesday through Thursday morning, citing life-threatening waves and strong currents.
• NWS Northern Indiana placed Northern La Porte County, Indiana, and Southern Berrien County, Michigan, under a statement from 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday through Thursday morning with 3–5 foot waves and strong rip and structural currents.
• NWS Chicago warned Lake and Porter counties in Indiana and Lake, Northern Cook and Central Cook counties in Illinois of high wave action with 3–6 foot waves through Thursday afternoon in Indiana and Thursday morning in Illinois.
• Offices urged people on X to stay out of the water and away from piers and breakwalls, noting a high rip current risk now with a shift to calmer, drier weather expected by late week.