Overview

• Beach hazards statements announced July 30 cover shorelines of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
• Advisories warn of dangerous rip currents and longshore flows beneath 5- to 9-foot waves in Illinois and Indiana and 3- to 5-foot swells off Wisconsin.
• Over nine million people in the affected counties are urged to stay out of the water to prevent life-threatening incidents.
• The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project reports 45 drownings so far this season, underscoring increased risks during peak summer recreation.
• NWS Chicago has warned that swimming conditions will be life-threatening, especially for inexperienced swimmers near sandbars and piers.