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Rip Current in Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
Rip Current December 20, 2022 · Coastal Palm Beach County, Florida
What the National Weather Service wrote
Local media broadcasted a video from Palm Beach Fire Rescue of Ocean Rescue lifeguards pulling a man out of choppy surf at an unguarded beach between Juno Beach Park and Loggerhead Beach. The man was unconscious and taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.
The combination of moderate onshore winds and a NE swell led to a high risk of rip currents at the beaches of Palm Beach County.
The wider storm
Moderate onshore winds ahead of a cold front and lingering swell led to choppy surf and rip currents at the coast of Palm Beach County.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1069935. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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