Rip Current — Hillsborough, Florida
1999-05-31 · near Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida
1
Direct deaths
Event narrative
An eight year old female drowned in a rip current while swimming offshore a peninsula named Picnic Island, nine miles southwest of Tampa.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5697482. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.