Rip Current — Coastal Escambia, Florida

2011-04-23 to 2011-04-24 · Coastal Escambia, Florida

Event narrative

Lifeguards had to pull more than 60 individuals caught in rip currents from the Gulf waters.

Wider weather episode

High seas and strong southerly onshore winds produce dangerous rip currents over the weekend along the beaches of Northwest Florida.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 296756. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.