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Rip Current — South Coast, Washington
February 2, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
South Coast
Event narrative (NOAA)
No one is quite sure what happened, but two people clamming in different locations on Washington Coast beaches in Pacific County were swept away by the surf within minutes of each other. One was clamming at Oysterville beach, the other was clamming near Warrenton Cannery Road in the community of North Cove.
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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.