High Surf — Virginia Beach, Virginia
January 29, 2005 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Virginia Beach
Event narrative (NOAA)
A small boat with 2 men on board was heading out of Rudee Inlet. They made it through the first set of breakers then stopped the boat. A wave overtook them and flipped the boat. One man climbed onto and stayed with the overturned boat, and was rescued. He was treated for mild hypothermia and later released. The other man died of hypothermia.
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.