The Dexes / Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge / 400988
Eventdex · Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS
400988
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Rip Current |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 400,988 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 66,832 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2012-07-18T21:42:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2012-07-18T21:42:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MINNESOTA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | CENTRAL ST. LOUIS |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| 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 | Broadcast Media |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Onshore winds with gale-force gusts, accompanied by waves reported to be at least 4 to 5 feet high were occurring throughout the afternoon and evening of July 18th. Three young women, age 12, 13, and 13, were caught in a powerful rip current, and one of the women, Mia Ojanen, 12, had to be rescued about 4:42 PM CDT. The other two had a very close call with being drowned in the rip current. Specifically, at nearby Pier 20, near the Blatnik Bridge, winds were east-northeast, measured at 38 mph, gusting to 45 mph at 2:35 PM CDT and 35 mph, gusting to 42 mph at 5:20 PM CDT. At the nearby Sky Harbor Airport, protected by a tall stand of trees upwind, reported 29 knot (33 mph) northeast winds, gusting to 35 knots (40 mph) were measured at 1:54 PM on July 18th. These winds were close to gale-force, with gusts in excess of gale force at the time of the near-drownings. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Three young women were nearly drowned in a rip current off Park Point, near Duluth MN. Measured sustained onshore winds were close to gale-force, with frequent gusts well over gale-force. Waves 4 to 5 feet high were being reported. |
| Yearyear | 2,012 |
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