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Rip Current in Southern Berrien County, Michigan
Rip Current July 20, 2025 · Southern Berrien County, Michigan
What the National Weather Service wrote
Five people were rescued in the span of 5 minutes at New Buffalo Beach. They
were rescued around the time that water conditions deteriorated and flags were
changed from yellow to red, which would have been around 4 PM EDT. Lifeguards were able to rescue all 5 people from waves and currents.
The wider storm
Multiple people were rescued from rip currents Sunday afternoon. A majority of the rescues happened when the flag changed from yellow to red. Within minutes there were multiple rescues as people were finding themselves in trouble due to the unexpected change in lake conditions. It was estimated there were 5 rescues all within 5 minutes.
Flags were changed from yellow to red at 4:07 PM EDT on Sunday, July 20th.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1283135. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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