Home / Texas / Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula
Rip Current in Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula, Texas
Rip Current October 14, 2018 · Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula, Texas
2
Deaths
What the National Weather Service wrote
An 11 year-old boy got caught in a rip current and drown near 17th Street at the Seawall. His 16 year-old boy went to attempt a rescue but also drown.
The wider storm
Two brothers drowned off of Galveston Island due to being caught up within a strong Gulf of Mexico rip current.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 786913. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
Tornadoes near your address
See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.
We couldn’t get your location. Check that location access is allowed for this site, or type an address.