Rip Current, Broward
- When
- April 1, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Ft Lauderdale
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Rip Current in Florida, April 1, 1999
A 78-year old tourist went for a swim behind his condominium on Fort Lauderdale beach and drowned in a rip current. Winds had been from the east at 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph on the two days prior to the drowning and were from the southeast at 15 to 20 mph at the time of the drowning.
Where it happened
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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 MFL wrote it up.
A 78-year old tourist went for a swim behind his condominium on Fort Lauderdale beach and drowned in a rip current. Winds had been from the east at 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph on the two days prior to the drowning and were from the southeast at 15 to 20 mph at the time of the drowning.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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, Broward | 1999-04-01 | 78 | Male | In Water | Direct |
What these are
- Rip Current
- A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in California, April 1 to 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in Utah, April 1 to 2, 1999
- Cold in Utah, April 1 to 3, 1999
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 1, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 1, 1999
- Drought in New York, April 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Maine, April 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 29, 1999
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 1, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 1 to 2, 1999
- Flooding in California, April 1, 1999
- Drought in New Hampshire, April 1 to 30, 1999
More
Every storm in Florida in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, April 1999
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: 5688890.