Rip Current — Escambia Coastal, Florida

2024-05-15 · Escambia Coastal, Florida

Event narrative

One person drowned around 440pm. This occurred at Langdon Beach, inside the Ft. Pickens gate in the Gulf Islands National Seashore.

Wider weather episode

Strong rip currents developed at area beaches and resulted a death of man in his mid 70s in Destin. Another person died at Langdon Beach in the Gulf Islands National Seashore.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1171003. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.