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Rip CurrentBaldwin, Alabama

September 25, 2005 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Baldwin

Event narrative (NOAA)

A forty-one year old female drowned in rough water while trying to save her son. The boy was rescued but the mother drowned. Red flags were flying warning people of dangerous surf conditions.

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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.

Rip Current — Baldwin, Alabama, September 25, 2005 | DisasterAtlasUSA