Rip Current — Lower Mobile, Alabama

2008-05-24 · Lower Mobile, Alabama

Wider weather episode

Two people drowned along the Alabama beaches. The first was swimming in rough water near Gulf State Park in Foley. Red flags were flying warning of dangerous surf. He was pulled from the water and died. A young boy drowned in swift current near the public beach on Dauphin Island. He was pulled away from the shore by the current and was not found until the following day.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 102088. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.