Rip Current — Okaloosa Coastal, Florida

2019-06-22 · Okaloosa Coastal, Florida

Event narrative

A 49 year old man from Tennessee was in waist deep water when he was pulled under by a rip current. He was unresponsive when pulled from the water and was unable to be resuscitated.

Wider weather episode

A prolonged strong onshore wind resulted in numerous strong rip current along the beaches of northwest Florida on Saturday, June 22nd, as well as a few days prior. There was one rip current fatality in Okaloosa County Florida.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 821108. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.