AtmostormCounty briefing
Lake County, IN
Severe-weather activation briefing
Generated 2026-09-20T09:46:43.566876+00:00
2 active warnings
In the warned path — county-wide (estimate)
~98,000 residents, plus 2 nursing homes, 4 dialysis centers and 26 schools
Active warnings (2)
1. Flood Warninguntil 2026-09-20T18:00:00+00:00
Flood Warning issued September 19 at 9:05PM CDT until September 21 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
In path: ~98,000 residents, 2 nursing homes, 4 dialysis centers and 26 schools.
2. Flood Advisoryuntil 2026-09-20T13:00:00+00:00
Flood Advisory issued September 20 at 3:48AM CDT until September 20 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
In path: ~0 residents.
County exposure (baseline)
Lake County, IN has an estimated 498,700 residents, including 20 nursing homes, 18 mobile-home parks, 21 dialysis centers, 8 hospitals and 120 schools. This is the denominator behind “in the warned path”.