Rip Current in Coastal Lee, Florida

Rip Current July 9, 2019 · Coastal Lee, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Father rescued his 8-year-old daughter who was pulled offshore by a rip/tidal current. It is likely that a gust front from offshore storms briefly increased onshore winds and waves leading to the rip current. Also, the tide was going out of Redfish Pass so there may have been a tidal influence as well.

The wider storm

There was a low risk of rip currents this day. However, it is possible a gust front from offshore storms increased onshore winds and waves (after looking at a picture near the time of fatality).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 832228. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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