Rip Current — Palm Beach, Florida
September 1, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Palm Beach
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two residents drowned in rip currents at an unguarded section of beach. Both persons were weak swimmers and were in 4.5 feet of water when the rip currents pulled them into deeper water.
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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.