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Rip CurrentPinellas, Florida

August 5, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Pinellas

Event narrative (NOAA)

A Clearwater woman drowned in the Gulf of Mexico on her birthday five blocks north of the Clearwater Pier. Her husband reported deep water and strong 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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