Rip Current, Northeast
- When
- October 7, 9:00 AM AST
- Where
- Northeast forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
Strong rip currents were observed at Luquillo Beach.
Rip Current in Puerto Rico, October 7, 2015
TUTT continued to become more amplified south and west of the region, as a high pressure ridge aloft shifted farther east across the Lesser Antilles. Tropical wave surrounded by a large area of moisture and disorganized convection.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- 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 SJU wrote it up.
TUTT continued to become more amplified south and west of the region, as a high pressure ridge aloft shifted farther east across the Lesser Antilles. Tropical wave surrounded by a large area of moisture and disorganized convection.
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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- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, October 7 to 8, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, October 7, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Florida, October 7, 2015
- Flood and Hail in Texas, October 7 to 8, 2015
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, October 7, 2015
- Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 7, 2015
- Hail in Texas, October 7, 2015
- Hail in Utah, October 7, 2015
More
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, October 2015
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 605499.