Rip Current — Coastal Broward, Florida
July 14, 2006 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Broward
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 53-year-old Fort Lauderdale man drowned when he was caught in a rip current in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. The man tried to swim to shore but exhausted himself. There were no lifeguards at the beach.Winds were east at around 15 mph when the drowning occurred, and the Hazardous Weather Outlook issued that morning indicated a slight risk of rip currents along the Atlantic beaches. This followed several cloudy and rainy days in South Florida.
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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.