Rip Current — Baldwin Coastal, Alabama

2018-08-05 · Baldwin Coastal, Alabama

Event narrative

A 53 year old man from northern Alabama was pulled from the water near Perdido Pass by Orange Beach Fire Resuce after being caught in a rip curret. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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 767750. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.