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Rip Current — Mobile Coastal, Alabama

August 2, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Mobile Coastal

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 47 year old father and his 17 year old son, visiting from Taiwan, were swept out by a rip current off of Dauphin Island and drowned.

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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.

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