Rip Current, Guam
- When
- May 2, 4:00 PM HST
- Where
- Guam County, Ritidian Point
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
Rip Current in Guam, May 2, 1998
A man snorkeling with two friends became separated from them in strong currents. His body is yet to be found and is presumed drowned.
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GUA wrote it up.
A man snorkeling with two friends became separated from them in strong currents. His body is yet to be found and is presumed drowned. The drought conditions across the Western Pacific seem to have abated this month. While rainfall may not have been heavy, it is higher than it has been the last few months and is closer to average.
Event by event
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
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, Guam | 1998-05-02 | 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
- High Surf in California, May 2 to 3, 1998
- Flash Flood in Colorado, May 2 to 3, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flood in California, May 2, 1998
- Heavy Rain in California, May 2 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, May 2 to 5, 1998
- Hail in Texas, May 2 to 3, 1998
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 2, 1998
- Hail in Arkansas, May 2, 1998
- Hail in Arkansas, May 2, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 2, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 2, 1998
- Hail in Missouri, May 2, 1998
More
Every storm in Guam in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Guam, May 1998
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: 5649689.