Florida, 2000

Rip Current in Florida, March 31, 2000

March 31, 2000 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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.

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Event by event

1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.

Rip Current, Santa Rosa

When
March 31, 1:53 PM CST to 1:55 PM CST
Where
Santa Rosa County, Navarre
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
30.693, -87.018 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 42 year old male, from Decatur AL, drowned after being caught in a rip current in the surf at Navarre.

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.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Rip Current, Santa Rosa2000-03-3142MaleIn WaterDirect

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: 5136266.