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Rip Current — Coastal Cameron, Texas

May 23, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coastal Cameron

Event narrative (NOAA)

Cameron County Beach Patrol responded to a call regarding a drowning victim which came in at 6:47 PM that evening. Witnesses suggested/confirmed the fatality was rip current related, and an off-duty NWS employee vouched for the dangerous rip current potential during the entire weekend (May 22-23).

Other notable rip current events in Texas

Cameron · April 27, 20113 killedBrazoria · August 7, 20172 killedCoastal Cameron · July 4, 20102 killedAransas · June 14, 20152 killedCoastal Cameron · June 1, 20082 killedGalveston Island And Bolivar Peninsula · October 14, 20182 killed

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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