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Rip Current — Alger, Michigan

August 5, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Alger

Event narrative (NOAA)

A father and his son both drowned in high waves and strong rip currents in Grand Marais Harbor on the afternoon of the 5th. Northwest winds gusting over 30 mph at times contributed to the high waves and strong rip currents.

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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.

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