The Dexes / Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge / 1034220
Eventdex · Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge
CAMERON ISLAND
1034220
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Rip Current |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 1,034,220 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 170,526 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2022-07-03T00:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2022-07-03T00:30:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | TEXAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | CAMERON ISLAND |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 1 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 1 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Lifeguard |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Elevated longshore and rip currents at local beaches on the afternoon and evening of July 2nd contributed to a drowning and one successful rescue on South Padre Island. A slight southeasterly swell was noted at offshore buoys along with eyewitness accounts from those in the surf that weekend. Cameron County Beach Patrol responded to a call regarding two victims on the evening of July 2nd, with Beach Patrol suggesting the fatality was current-related. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Cameron County Beach Patrol responded to a call regarding two possible drowning victims, which came in around 7:10PM CDT on July 2nd. Witnesses suggested the fatality was rip/longshore current related, and an off-duty NWS employee vouched for the dangerous rip current/longshore current potential during the entire weekend (July 2-4). ||A 37-year old tourist swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off South Padre Island, about 2.5 miles north of Cameron County Beach Access #5, drowned in the current. A child, age unknown, was also rescued from the water by bystanders before the Beach Patrol arrived. |
| Yearyear | 2,022 |
Provenance
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