Rip Current in Sarasota, Florida

Rip Current April 30, 2010 · Sarasota, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 26-year-old male tourist from Ohio became caught in a rip current off of Siesta Key Beach and drowned.

The wider storm

A weak trough lifted north over the area bringing showers and a few thunderstorms. Moderate to strong onshore winds from the tightened pressure gradient between the trough and high pressure ridging across the region caused rip currents to form along area beaches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 222173. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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