Rip Current in Santa Rosa County, Florida

An increasing onshore wind flow in advance of an approaching cold front resulted in the development of strong rip currents along some Florida panhandle beaches. Unusually warm temperatures prior to frontal passage persuaded more beachgoers to venture into the waters than would normally do so in late November. The combination of the warm temperatures and the developing rip currents proved deadly to one beachgoer, drowning a man visiting from Missouri.