Rip Current in Coastal Broward County, Florida

Rip Current August 31, 2008 · Coastal Broward County, Florida

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

The outer edges of Hurricane Gustav produced easterly winds of 20 knots with higher gusts along the Atlantic coasts of Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade Counties, while Tropical Storm Hanna east of the area pushed swells toward the coast as well. This in turn created strong rip currents that drowned a North Dakota husband and wife couple at an unguarded beach in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

The wider storm

Strong winds caused by the outer circulation of Hurricane Gustav produced rip currents along the Atlantic coast of South Florida. These rip currents produced multiple fatalities, one injury, and caused around 15 rescues.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 131410. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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