North Carolina, 1997

Rip Current in North Carolina, July 1, 1997

July 1, 1997 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

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1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.

Rip Current, New Hanover

When
July 1, 8:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
New Hanover County, Carolina Beach
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
34.181, -77.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

STRONG RIP CURRENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ANA RESULTED IN 14 RESCUES AT CAROLINA BEACH ON JULY 1. ONE WOMAN SUFFERED A SEVERE LEG INJURY. AT KURE BEACH 5 RESCUES WERE MADE AND ONE MALE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTION

What these are

Rip Current
A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.

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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: 5612607.