Rip Current in Okaloosa Coastal, Florida

Rip Current June 22, 2019 · Okaloosa Coastal, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 821108. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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