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Rip Current — Los Angeles County Coasts Including Downtown Los Angeles, California

April 19, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Los Angeles County Coasts Including Downtown Los Angeles

Event narrative (NOAA)

High surf conditions generated deadly rip currents near Manhattan Beach. One swimmer was swept out to sea and died.

Other notable rip current events in California

Humboldt · March 25, 20003 killedSan Diego County Coastal Areas · May 29, 20142 killedVentura · January 3, 19992 killedSanta Barbara · November 11, 20022 killedMonterey Bay/N Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley/Carmel Valley · March 16, 20082 killedLos Angeles · June 18, 19991 killed

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 — Los Angeles County Coasts Including Downtown Los Angeles, California, April 19, 2016 | DisasterAtlasUSA