Rip Current — Coastal Broward County, Florida

2013-05-27 · Coastal Broward County, Florida

Event narrative

A fifteen-year-old boy drowned at John U. Lloyd State Park due to rip currents. The beach was unguarded but red rip current warning flags were posted at the entrance to the park.

Wider weather episode

A strong ridge of high pressure over the southeastern states resulted in breezy onshore winds along the southeast coast of the Florida peninsula with strong rip currents.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 454104. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.