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Rip CurrentCoastal New Hanover, North Carolina

October 2, 2019 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Coastal New Hanover

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man from Miami was pulled out to sea and drowned. He was pulled from the water near the J Avenue beach access.

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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 — Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina, October 2, 2019 | DisasterAtlasUSA