Dangerous swimming, boating conditions at Lake Michigan beaches; 7-foot waves possible: NWS

Dangerous swimming and boating conditions were expected Thursday and Friday at all Lake Michigan beaches across Illinois Indiana and Michigan with winds up to miles-per-hour and waves as high as seven feet the National Weather Provision warned The high swim menace comes hours after a series of severe thunderstorms hurriedly swept across the Chicago area leaving behind downed trees and thousands of power outages as storm cleanup continues Dangerous swimming conditions are expected in the present day through Friday morning at southern Lake Michigan beaches Waves up to to feet and life-threatening rip currents are likely Stay dry when waves are high ILwx INwx pic twitter com UEYHZrdhVa NWS Chicago NWSChicago July Swimming was prohibited at nearly two dozen beaches Thursday according to the Chicago Park District website Conditions were expected to be updated later Thursday morning Stay out of the water this day and the next day Roman revealed of the high swim pitfall and life-threatening currents The low-pressure system also brought degree temperatures and high humidity to the area but temperatures nearly degrees lower will be in place Thursday NBC Storm Unit Meteorologist Alicia Roman declared Feeling like spring later this afternoon Roman reported with highs in the mid s followed by temperatures in the s overnight Warmer temperatures will move in Friday afternoon Roman disclosed with more degree readings but cooler near the lake More showers and storms According to the NWS periodic bouts of showers and thunderstorms are expected to blow through at times between Friday night and Tuesday Any storms during this period may be strong to severe capable of producing damaging winds and torrential rainfall which could lead to flash flooding the NWS commented Any storms that develop Saturday would move in early in the day Roman stated starting around a m moving west through lunchtime But rain won t linger through the day Roman stated And while Sunday could also see chosen showers the weekend isn t expected to be a complete wash out Next week more heat and humidity is on the way Roman explained