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Rip Current — Eastern Hyde, North Carolina

August 11, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Eastern Hyde

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 64 year old woman drowned due to a rip current on Ocracoke Island.

Other notable rip current events in North Carolina

Coastal Brunswick · July 3, 20133 killedNew Hanover · September 13, 20003 killedWest Carteret · May 14, 20192 killedEastern Dare · September 9, 20162 killedCoastal New Hanover · October 7, 20172 killedWest Carteret · July 12, 20202 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.

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