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Rip Current — Broward, Florida

April 12, 2002 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
6
Property damage
—
Area
Broward

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 67-year old Canadian visitor drowned in a rip current at an unguarded section of the beach across from 1151 State Road A1A. Six other people were rescued and hospitalized at various times and locations along the surf beaches of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. East winds had increased to 15 to 20 mph after several days of cloudy and rainy weather.

Other notable rip current events in Florida

Walton · June 8, 20036 killedCoastal Bay · June 24, 20233 killedCoastal Bay · June 21, 20243 killedEscambia · June 4, 20002 killedHillsborough · August 23, 19982 killedLee · March 28, 19972 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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