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Rip CurrentMiami-Dade, Florida

July 23, 2002 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
Area
Miami-Dade

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man and woman visiting from New York were caught in a rip current near 172nd Street. The man drowned and the woman was hospitalized.

Other notable rip current events in Florida

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.

Rip Current — Miami-Dade, Florida, July 23, 2002 | DisasterAtlasUSA