Rip Current — Mobile Coastal, Alabama

2018-08-02 · Mobile Coastal, Alabama

Event narrative

A 47 year old father and his 17 year old son, visiting from Taiwan, were swept out by a rip current off of Dauphin Island and drowned.

Wider weather episode

It was a deadly 4 day period of rip currents across coastal Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. From August 1st to August 5th, six people were killed along the stretch of coast from Dauphin Island, AL to Destin, FL. 3 occurred in Alabama and 3 occurred in Florida. Numerous water rescues occurred, resulting in several people being transported to local hospitals.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 767747. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.