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Rip Current — Baldwin, Alabama

April 9, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Baldwin

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 51 year old male on vacation to the gulf coast from Michigan, drowned after his wave board drifted out of his reach in rough surf. There was a strong eastward flowing current where the male drowned. Rescuers tried to reach him but were unable to do so before he drowned.

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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.

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