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Rip CurrentLower Jefferson, Louisiana

May 24, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
Area
Lower Jefferson

Event narrative (NOAA)

One fatality and two injured when three members of a family were apparently caught in an undertow on Grand Isle.

Other notable rip current events in Louisiana

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 — Lower Jefferson, Louisiana, May 24, 2020 | DisasterAtlasUSA