Two teenage boys died from rip currents in Emerald Isle, NC.
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.
The episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.
Two teenage boys died from rip currents in Emerald Isle, NC.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 10, 1:45 PM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 245 PM EDT Sat Jun 10 2017 .SYNOPSIS... Bermuda high pressure will remain anchored off the coast through the middle of next week. A trough and cold front will approach the region late next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As of 245 PM Sat...Latest sfc analysis shows high pressure anchored off the SE coast, with weak shortwave to the northeast. Latest satellite imagery shows sct cu developing across the area this afternoon. Shortwave and seabreeze could trigger an isolated shower/storm this afternoon and early evening, though expect coverage to remain too limited to include in forecast at this time. Mild overnight with lows in the mid 60s inland to upper 60s/70 along the coast. Mostly clear skies, light winds and increasing dewpoints could support light patchy fog inland early Sunday morning. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY/... As of 245 PM Saturday...Surface high pressure will strengthen offshore as upper ridge builds. Upper ridge should suppress convection chances, though can't rule out an isolated seabreeze shower or storm during the afternoon. Low level thickness values and warm S/SW flow support temps highs above normal, in the mid 80s along the coast to around 90 inland. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 230 PM Saturday...Did not make many adjustments to the extended forecast with this update. Higher confidence in the first few days of the forecast, with mostly dry and no weather. Towards the end of the period favored WPC guidance based on more of a model ensemble blend. No significant weather features to speak of as ridge over us only slowly moves off the coast through the period as a weak upper trough approaches. Our stretch of 90 degree weather will last through mid week as a large high pressure system both aloft and at the surface controls our weather. With upper level heights exceeding 590 dm, and a surface high off the coast, we should remain dry through Tuesday. Highs will inch into the lower 90s inland Monday through Wednesday. By Wednesday as the upper level high moves off the coast, a moist southerly flow of air will develop along with daily chances for thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon and early evening. The highest precipitation chances look to be from late Thursday on, when higher moisture values finally reach our area. With the increase cloud cover temps will mainly be in the 80s. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Short Term /Through Sunday/... As of 120 PM Saturday...Pred VFR conditions expected through the period, though there will be a small chance of patchy MVFR fog early Sunday morning. High pressure offshore will remain in control, with typical summertime pattern expected, sct cu during the daytime and mostly clear skies overnight. With increasing dewpoints, clear skies and light to calm winds, could see a brief period of MVFR fog early Sunday morning though confidence in occurrence is low. Long Term /Sunday night through Thursday/... As of 230 PM Saturday...VFR through early Wednesday. Winds become light late at night and some patchy shallow fog poss from time to time. Brief MVFR to IFR conditions possible starting Wednesday afternoon on, especially during the afternoon/evening in scattered showers and thunderstorms. && .MARINE... Short Term /through Sunday/... As of 245 PM Saturday...Overall pleasant boating conditions will continue through the period. Latest obs show S/SW winds 5-15 kt with seas 2-3 ft. High pressure offshore will continue to strengthen into Sunday, with continued S/SW flow. Lingering swell about 3 ft/8 seconds should subside somewhat tonight and Sunday. SW winds 5-10 kt Sunday morning, becoming S/SW 10-15 kt in the afternoon with seas 2-3 ft. Long Term /Sunday night through Thursday/... As of 230 PM Saturday...High pressure in control over the waters through Tuesday with excellent boating conditions. Winds remain out of the south to southwest at 5 to 15 kt with waves generally 2 to 3 feet through the period. By Wednesday the high slides a bit off the coast as a weak cold front/trough approaches, winds increase slightly to 10 to 15 kts out of the southwest with waves remaining 2 to 3 feet. && .MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...Beach Hazards Statement until 8 PM EDT this evening for NCZ103. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...CTC/CQD NEAR TERM...CQD SHORT TERM...CQD LONG TERM...RSB/EH AVIATION...RSB/CQD MARINE...RSB/CQD
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 333 AM EDT Sat Jun 10 2017 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-110745- Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Craven-Pamlico- 333 AM EDT Sat Jun 10 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ103-110745- Outer Banks Dare- 333 AM EDT Sat Jun 10 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Beach Hazards Statement. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ095-098-104-110745- Carteret-Onslow-Outer Banks Hyde- 333 AM EDT Sat Jun 10 2017 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Moderate Rip Current Risk. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
2 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 17 year old male died from a rip current near the 7900 block of Emerald Isle. His body was recovered on June 13th.
A 16 year old male was rescued from a rip current near the 7900 block of Emerald Isle on June 10th, 2017. He was in critical condition for over a week, before passing away on Monday, June 19th, around 2:25 am from the rip current drowning.
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, Carteret | 2017-06-10 | 17 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Rip Current, Carteret | 2017-06-10 | 17 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 2017
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: 695408, 695410.