Rip Current — Santa Rosa, Florida
November 24, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Santa Rosa
Event narrative (NOAA)
For the second day in a row, a swimmer drowned in strong rip currents off the beaches at Navarre. The unusually warm weather for late November persuaded beachgoers to venture into the waters, but an increasingly strong onshore wind flow had developed dangerous rip currents along some beaches. A man visiting the area from Citrus County Florida was overcome by the rough waters, and 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.