Rip Current in Coastal Broward County, Florida

Rip Current April 18, 2025 · Coastal Broward County, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple broadcast media sources reported that a 12 year old male went missing off of Fort Lauderdale Beach around the 800 block of Seabreeze Boulevard. Fort Lauderdale Fire and Rescue responded to the call shortly after 4:30pm. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department dive team located the body shortly after 8pm. Conditions at the time of the drowning consisted of breezy easterly winds, surf action, and a high risk of rip currents.

The wider storm

Under the influence of a dominant high pressure system over the Atlantic Ocean, there was strong easterly flow along the South Florida east coast. This lead to ongoing rough surf and dangerous rip currents along the Broward County coast on April 18th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1253164. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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