Rip Current, Palm Beach
- When
- October 11, 6:00 AM EST to October 13, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Palm Beach County, Lantana
- Coordinates
- 26.648, -80.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
lifeguards at lantana beach reported 21 rescues over weekend.
Rip Currents in Florida, October 11 to 13, 1997
4 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Rip Current, Miami-Dade
- When
- October 13, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, Miami Beach
- Coordinates
- 25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
miami beach patrol reported at least 20 rescues of swimmers caught in rip currents.
Rip Current, Palm Beach
- When
- October 13, 11:40 AM EST
- Where
- Palm Beach County, Manalapan
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 26.648, -80.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
swimmer caught in current near 2000 s . ocean blvd.
Rip Current, Palm Beach
- When
- October 13, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Palm Beach County, Palm Beach
- Coordinates
- 26.648, -80.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
swimmer rescued at midtown beach by surfer.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Palm Beach | 1997-10-13 | 35 | Male | In Water | Direct |
What these are
- Rip Current
- A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Colorado, October 11, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, October 11, 1997
- High Wind in Nebraska, October 11, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, October 11, 1997
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, October 11, 1997
- High Wind in Colorado, October 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, October 11, 1997
- Hail in Colorado, October 11, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, October 11, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, October 11, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, October 11, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, October 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Florida in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, October 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5616520, 5616518, 5616517, 5616519.