Rip Current, Guam
- When
- October 9, 4:00 PM SST to 4:30 PM SST
- Where
- Guam County, Ritidian Point
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Rip Current in Guam, October 9, 2000
A man was reportedly pulled over the reef at Ritidian Point by strong currents at about 1600. A Navy HC-5 helicopter and a Guam Fire Department Rescue Unit responded to the call about 1625.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GUA wrote it up.
A man was reportedly pulled over the reef at Ritidian Point by strong currents at about 1600. A Navy HC-5 helicopter and a Guam Fire Department Rescue Unit responded to the call about 1625. The man managed to swim ashore by himself. He received cuts and scratches.
Event by event
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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- Tornado in Oregon, October 9, 2000
- Lightning Strike in California, October 9, 2000
- Tornado in Oregon, October 9, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Illinois, October 9, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Missouri, October 9, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Indiana, October 9 to 10, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in California, October 9, 2000
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, October 9 to 10, 2000
- Waterspouts in Virginia, October 9, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, October 9 to 10, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maine, October 9 to 10, 2000
More
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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: 5160932.