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Rip CurrentKenosha, Wisconsin

August 7, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Kenosha

Event narrative (NOAA)

An 18 year old male drowned after jumping from North Pier into Kenosha Harbor. Structural currents below the surface of Lake Michigan likely contributed to the drowning.

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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.

Rip Current — Kenosha, Wisconsin, August 7, 2017 | DisasterAtlasUSA