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NWUS53 KIWX 241546
LSRIWX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1146 AM EDT WED JUN 24 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
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0643 PM MISC MRN/SRF HZD 2 NW MICHIGAN CITY 41.73N 86.90W
06/22/2026 LA PORTE IN PARK/FOREST SRVC
*** 1 FATAL, 4 INJ ***
UPDATES PREVIOUS MISC MRN/SRF HZD REPORT
FROM 2 NW MICHIGAN CITY. ONE 13 YEAR OLD BOY
DROWNED AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER WAS RESCUED
AMID HIGH SWIM RISK CONDITIONS AT WASHINGTON
PARK BEACH ON MONDAY, JUNE 22ND. PER THE
BUOY, WAVES WERE ABOUT 4 FEET WITH 5 SECOND
WAVE PERIODS APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH.
CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG
STRUCTURAL AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS, AND THE
INCIDENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED
STRUCTURAL/LONGSHORE CURRENT RELATED PER
INDIANA DNR. IN THE RESCUE/RECOVERY EFFORTS,
4 DIVERS (3 MCFD/1 DNR) SUSTAINED MINOR
INJURIES DUE TO ROUGH WATER CONDITIONS NEAR
THE PIER. THE BOYS BODY WAS RECOVERED AROUND
7:35 AM CT THE MORNING OF 6/24/2026.
MCD
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