Brevard storm history

Emergency manager reported that a crane collapsed at the new Cape Canaveral hospital construction site at Borman Drive and SR-520, leading to two fatalities. Outflow winds from a thunderstorm of up to 39 to 48 knots were observed near the site around the time.

Broadcast media reported a 39 year old man was struck and killed by lightning while boating on the Indian River near US-1 and the Pineda Causeway. Another person on board was injured and taken to the hospital. Time estimated.

The Orlando Fire Department and local news media reported that a crew boat with five boys was struck or nearly struck by lightning, causing the boat to capsize, at around 1615LST. Four of the boys made it to shore, where one was sent to the hospital. The fifth boy was missing for…

A 69-year-old white male from Oregon was swimming in the surf around 1630LST off Jerry Park in Cape Canaveral (an unguarded beach) when family members lost sight of him. He was then located unresponsive in the water approximately 100 yards offshore and transported to a local hosp…

Two local residents were swimming together at Juan Ponce de Leon Landing Beach in Melbourne Beach when they became trapped in a rip current. The first victim was a 23-year-old female who was unable to be revived at a local hospital. The second victim was a 26-year-old male who di…

A group of tourists from Indiana were visiting Cocoa Beach. A 45-year-old man attempted to aid a female member of his group who was struggling to swim after being caught in a rip current. Cocoa Beach Fire Department personnel deployed a jet ski, and the man and woman were brought…

A 50-year old man from Michigan went missing after being caught in a rip current and rough surf while swimming near Cherie Down Park in Cape Canaveral. The search was called off the following day and man was presumed drowned. Near the time the man went missing, his nephew was res…

A 58-year old man from Kissimmee, Florida drowned along the Canaveral National Seashore, at Playalinda Beach. The man noticed his 11-year old grandson struggling to swim and he entered the water to assist. On their way back to shore, the man was swept under the water and disappea…

Local broadcast media reported that a 38-year-old man from Pewee Valley, Kentucky died after being caught in a rip current at Cocoa Beach at approximately 1300 LST. The man and his family were at an unguarded beach near 16th Street. The man went into the surf to rescue his two so…

Local broadcast media relayed the report that a 29-year-old man from Kissimmee, Florida died when he drowned at Cocoa Beach as a result of being caught in a rip current. Around 1315 LST the man went missing near Minutemen Causeway and North Atlantic Avenue in Cocoa Beach. The man…

In Brevard County, tropical storm force sustained winds affected the barrier islands, with gusts to tropical storm force in squalls through much of the remainder of the county on September 3 and 4 (beginning around 0800LST on September 3). The highest sustained wind was measured …

A 60-year old man from Michigan was pulled from the surf in Indialantic around 1330 LST on March 30 and given CPR by a doctor who was jogging along the beach. The man was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Medical examiners determined the cause of death…

A 10 year old boy and 24 year old male from Orlando were playing in rough surf at Playalinda Beach in Brevard County. A strong rip current, enhanced by swell from distant Hurricane Florence pulled the two individuals seaward and the 24 year old disappeared under the surf. The boy…

Local media reported that three swimmers who were caught in rip currents at Cocoa Beach, just north of the International Palms Resort. Life guards were able to rescue the three people, however, one of them, a woman in her mid 40s from Oklahoma was not breathing when brought to sh…

Around 1745LST, a 65-year old man who was on land observed a man struggling in the ocean at Spessard Holland Park in Melbourne Beach and two others who were attempting to rescue him. When the two would-be rescuers returned to shore, the 65-year old man went into the surf to attem…

Broadcast media reported that a group of three men were visiting the SPRA park in Satellite Beach when lighting struck two of the men. An off-duty life guard and another bystander gave CPR to one of the victims who was unconscious until Fire Rescue arrived, then both men were tra…

A 52-year old woman from the State of Georgia was found floating face-down in the surf around 1500LST on January 15. She was transported to a local hospital by paramedics, was pronounced brain dead and died on January 18. Ocean Rescue reported rip currents in the area and two fri…

At about 1530LST on May 29, lifeguards at Spessard Holland Beach in Melbourne Beach rescued a 53 year old man from a rip current and resuscitated him. The man was transported to a local hospital, where he died approximately two weeks later. The cause of death was drowning. At abo…

The body of a 50-year-old male from Kissimmee was pulled from the surf near the 700 block of Atlantic Street in Melbourne Beach around 1130 EST on May 25. Brevard County Fire Rescue and Beach Patrol noted there were strong rip currents in the area at the time. Two others were res…

A 32-year-old male from Fellsmere drowned while rescuing his younger cousin from a rip current north of the Sebastian Inlet Jetty. He apparently went under after successfully pushing the younger male, who was uninjured, out of the rip current. The older male was pulled from the w…

A stretch of above normal temperatures led to favorable conditions for bathers and surfers at local beaches. Several rip current rescues occurred during this holiday vacation period. On Sunday, January 4 at 1600 EST, a 64 year old famous surf photographer from Rhode Island was up…

A 37-year old man from Texas was caught in a rip current at the Coconut Point Park in Melbourne Beach around 1700 EST and disappeared. His body was recovered, without a pulse, a short distance to the north around 2100 EST. Three other people were also caught in the same rip curre…

A 31-year old man from Mims died of drowning after being caught in a rip current at an unguarded beach. A considerable amount of rip current rescues occurred during the day north at Daytona Beach and south at Cocoa Beach.

A 51 year old male from Tennessee died of drowning after being caught in a rip current at an unguarded beach. Ocean rescue personnel observed dangerous rip currents at the time of the drowning.

A 23-year old male tourist in the surf zone about 100 feet offshore Cape Canaveral appeared to be in distress and was not able to swim. Lifeguards observed rip currents where the man was last seen. The body was recovered nearby about two hours later. An autopsy indicated the man …

A 66-year old man visiting from Arizona was caught in a rip current in the Atlantic, near the Ocean Landings Resort and Racquet Club in Cocoa Beach. The man was pulled to shore by emergency personnel and was transported to the hospitial. He died, due to drowning, a short-time lat…

Gusty southeast winds created choppy two-to-three foot seas on the Indian River. A man fishing alone on the river within a 13-foot flat-bottom watercraft near Titusville was tossed from the boat by the rough seas and drowned. The man was not wearing a life jacket.

A 29 year old man was caught in a rip current and drowned as he was pulled underneath the water.

A man drowned off Seagull Park in Satellite Beach at 1350 LST August 28, while surfing within the high surf associated with distant Hurricane Danielle. Indications are that the surfer was hit on the head by his surf board as a result of successive 4 to 6 foot swells, and subseque…

Strong rip currents occurred along the east central Florida beaches, peaking several days earlier due primarily to a swell propagating into the waters. The swell and resultant rip currents were lessening by May 31, however there were many swimmers in the water due to the Memorial…

Rough surf and rip currents impacted the coast. A 47 year old Kissimmee, Florida man died in the surf. The county medical examiner ruled the death a drowning and life guards attributed the drowning to rip currents.

A lightning strike directly hit and killed a man on Melbourne Beach. The lightning strike also injured the man's wife and son, who were transported to a local hospital and admitted in 'good condition' with only minor burns.

A 45 year old man drowned in a rip current at Cape Canaveral.

Three people were pulled from a rip current at Cocoa Beach. One person, a 49 year old man, drowned.

Two men and a woman were swimming off an unguarded part of Daytona Beach Shores on November 6 when they got caught in a rip current. As the rip current pulled them into deeper water, several people tried to assist them. Although all were returned to shore, one of them, a 65 year …

A 51 year old man drowned while trying to rescue a woman caught in a rip current at Cocoa Beach.

A 56 year old local man surfing in rough surf off Robert P. Murkshe Memorial Park at 16th Street in Cocoa Beach fell off his board. When he continued to float in the water, a teenager swam out and pulled the unconscious man to shore where other bystanders performed CPR but were u…

A 26 year old man from Orlando, who was likely overcome by a rip current, was pulled out of the ocean by swimmers near First Street and Atlantic Avenue in Cocoa Beach. Rescuers performed CPR to the man after finding him unconscious, but their efforts to revive him proved unsucces…

A 40 year old Kissimmee resident who was in waist deep water near the Cocoa Beach Pier was pulled out to sea by strong rip currents. Bystanders pulled him out of the water, but he was in cardiac arrest and paramedics were unable to revive him. Other swimmers in the area were also…

A 69 year old man drowned off Cocoa Beach after he was caught in a rip current.

A 53 year old woman drowned in a rip current while trying to rescue a small child.

A 19 year old man drowned in a rip current at a Patrick Air Force Base beach. He was standing on the sand bar when he was swept off his feet and carried into deeper water.

As the center of Hurricane Jeanne move on shore to the south of Brevard County continuous heavy tropical rain fell across central and southern Brevard County. Rainfall amounts of 6 to 8 inches flooded streets and roads over Palm Bay and surrounding areas. A Palm Bay man drowned w…

As Hurricane Charley moved across Volusia County the rainbands south of the eyewall swept across northern Brevard County. Strong tropical storm force winds swept the area with possible gust to near hurricane strength. Patrick Air Force Base reported wind gusts to 43 knots (50 mph…

A woman taking shelter from thunderstorm rain under a tree on a spoil island in the Indian River Lagoon was killed by lightning. Her 10 year old son and a 21 year old woman were seriously injured by the strike.

A 62 year old man was struck by lightning on a golf course in Palm Bay. He died of his lightning injuries on 08/01/00.