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Rip Current — Mobile Coastal, Alabama

April 13, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
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Area
Mobile Coastal

Event narrative (NOAA)

Three swimmers were caught in a rip current on Dauphin Island, AL around 430 pm on April 13th. An 18 year old female from Hurley, MS was taken by USCG helicopter to a nearby hospital where she later died. Two other people were transported via ambulance but survived.

Other notable rip current events in Alabama

Lower Baldwin · June 9, 20133 killedBaldwin Coastal · October 9, 20172 killedLower Baldwin · July 2, 20102 killedLower Mobile · April 9, 20152 killedBaldwin Coastal · August 11, 20172 killedMobile Coastal · August 2, 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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