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Rip Current in Coastal Broward County, Florida
Rip Current March 7, 2009 · Coastal Broward County, Florida
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Death
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 41-year-old Pennsylvania man drowned off Fort Lauderdale Beach as a result of a rip current. The man was swimming near 1735 Atlantic Blvd when he was caught by a rip current.
The wider storm
East winds of 15-20 mph created ideal conditions for rip current formation along the southeast Florida Atlantic beaches.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 161927. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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