Rip Current in Pinellas, Florida
Rip Current June 13, 2014 · Pinellas, Florida
What the National Weather Service wrote
A local TV station relayed a report of two tourists from Georgia being pulled out into deeper water by a rip current. One of the tourists, was rescued and taken to a hospital for treatment. The other tourist, a 20 year old man, drowned.
The wider storm
A ridge axis over southern Florida produced westerly winds and onshore flow across west-central Florida. This contributed to the development of rip currents, which killed one person, and hospitalized another at Clearwater Beach.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 515407. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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