Rip Current in Pinellas, Florida
Rip Current August 5, 2013 · Pinellas, Florida
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Death
What the National Weather Service wrote
A Clearwater woman drowned in the Gulf of Mexico on her birthday five blocks north of the Clearwater Pier. Her husband reported deep water and strong currents.
The wider storm
Persistent onshore winds of 10 to 15 knots helped create favorable conditions for rip currents.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 479078. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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