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Rip Current — New Hanover, North Carolina

September 13, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
New Hanover

Event narrative (NOAA)

Large swell waves from distant Hurricane Florence generated rip currents along Pleasure Island Beaches. Deaths by drowning occurred at 1:30 and 2:30 PM EDT at Kure Beach, and at 3 PM EDTat Carolina Beach.

Other notable rip current events in North Carolina

Coastal Brunswick · July 3, 20133 killedWest Carteret · July 12, 20202 killedCoastal New Hanover · October 7, 20172 killedEastern Dare · September 9, 20162 killedWest Carteret · May 14, 20192 killedCoastal Brunswick · August 18, 20212 killed

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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