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Rip Current — Eastern Monmouth, New Jersey
September 20, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 42 year old female was swimming off Asbury Park, New Jersey, near the Deal Lake intersection drive with the beach around 3PM Wednesday, September 20th. She was caught in a rip current and passed away the following day. ||This was indirectly caused by Tropical Storm Jose, which was located around 140 miles south-southeast of Nantucket at the time. The incident occurred within about 45 minutes of low tide, with a storm tide around +1.5 feet. Waves in the surf zone were estimated to be in the 5 to 7 foot range, with a period near 11 seconds from the east-southeast, based on offshore buoy data. Both air and water temperatures were above normal at the time, with a north-northwest wind gusting 15 to 20 mph.
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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.