Rip Current — Berrien, Michigan

2006-07-04 · Berrien, Michigan

Event narrative

A favorable onshore flow across southeastern Lake Michigan, resulted in waves ranging from 2 to as much as 6 feet at times. This allowed for several occurrances of rip currents along the shores adjacent to Berrien County. While exact figures were not available, officials from Berrien county reported that at least 6 rescues were performed, despite numerous warnings and adivsories. One person, a 43 year old woman, was rescued off of Warren Dunes State Park, subsequently dying several days later. Other swimmers were rescued, treated and released at the beach.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5519088. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.