The Dexes / Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge / 1062810
Eventdex · Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge
GUAM
1062810
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Rip Current |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 1,062,810 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 175,293 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2022-11-24T14:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2022-11-25T14:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | GUAM |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | GUAM |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 1 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Newspaper |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Long period swells generated a rip currents over the Marianas in November. Two events occurred at Guam during the month. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | A 17 year old girl died from drowning on November 25th. She was swimming with her a group of her friends near Gregorio Perez Park in Mangilao on the afternoon of November 25th. Here sister said they were out 50 feet form the shore, and all of them started to go under the water and drown. She was holding on to one of her friends when she realized she might be endangering both of them. She let go of her friend, who made it to shore, but unfortunately floundered in the swell and drowned. It took about an hour for rescuers to find her body. Ritidian buoy showed the largest waves between 8 and 9 feet with a 10 second period. A long period north swell was producing a high risk of rip currents. |
| Yearyear | 2,022 |
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