Rip Currents in Florida, June 19, 2018

Name: Rip Currents in Florida, June 19, 2018
Start: 2018-06-19T13:30
End: 2018-06-19T16:12
Location: Florida

June 19, 2018 · NWS TAE · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A 15 year old male and a 60 year old male drowned, likely due to rip currents, in the Panama City Beach area.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 2
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 TAE wrote it up.

A 15 year old male and a 60 year old male drowned, likely due to rip currents, in the Panama City Beach area.

What forecasters said that day

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 Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 19, 12:30 PM EST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 12:30 PM EST, 1 hour before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
130 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018

.AVIATION...

[Through 18z Tuesday] VFR conditions are expected to prevail, but
isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon
could yield brief periods of LIFR/IFR visibility before
thunderstorms diminish early this evening. The best chance of
thunderstorms is expected to be near TLH and VLD with the least
chance at DHN.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION [1021 AM EDT]...

.NEAR TERM [Through Today]...

For today, thunderstorm coverage will be similar to Monday
with most of the t-storm development expected to be east of Dothan
and Panama City. A little bit better lower level moisture will be in
place across the lower levels in the central and eastern zones so
thunderstorm coverage will be a little more widespread, but not
by much. High temperatures will be in the low to mid 90s across the
region, with the warmer readings in our western zones in the Florida
Panhandle and into southeast Alabama.

.SHORT TERM [Tonight Through Thursday]...

Mid level high center will meander across the southern US tonight
through Wednesday night before weakening and shunted southeast
Thursday as a closed mid level low moves through the central
Plains and the associated trough digs southward. A surface trough
will develop and remain nearly stationary across the Carolinas
southwestward towards the Gulf coast. Northerly flow Wednesday
will act to pin the Gulf seabreeze closer to the coast but the
trough and Atlantic seabreeze will still be active. Flow becomes
westerly Thursday ahead of the mid level trough so PoPs will
become more widespread. Highs each day will be in the low to mid
90s.

.LONG TERM [Thursday Night Through Tuesday]...

As the mid level trough lifts northward Friday, mid level ridging
will build in its wake across the Gulf and southern US. This will
bring in drier air for this weekend into early next week. Rain
chances decrease somewhat to 30-40% each day. Highs will be in the
low to mid 90s and lows in the mid 70s.

.MARINE...

Low pressure across the southeast United States will interact
with high pressure across the northern Gulf of Mexico to produce
light to occasional moderate winds and seas over the next few
days. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will favor the overnight
hours then decreasing during the daylight hours. Overall,
favorable marine conditions will prevail into the weekend.

.FIRE WEATHER...

Fire concerns will be minimal through the next few days. Dispersions
will be elevated over western portions of the Florida panhandle
this afternoon.

.HYDROLOGY...

A typical summertime pattern is anticipated with around an inch
or so of rainfall through the weekend with isolated higher
amounts. No widespread flooding or river flooding is expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested. However, spotters are always
encouraged to safely report significant weather conditions when they
occur by calling the office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

Tallahassee   74  94  74  91  73 /  20  60  20  50  30
Panama City   78  89  78  87  78 /  10  20  20  40  30
Dothan        74  96  75  92  74 /  10  30  20  50  20
Albany        74  96  75  94  75 /  20  30  20  40  30
Valdosta      73  93  74  92  75 /  30  60  20  50  20
Cross City    74  90  76  89  76 /  20  40  20  50  30
Apalachicola  78  90  77  87  78 /  20  30  20  40  20

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...High Rip Current Risk until 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening
     for Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf.

GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...None.
&&

NEAR TERM...DVD
SHORT TERM...Dobbs
LONG TERM...Scholl
AVIATION...DVD
MARINE...Dobbs
FIRE WEATHER...Scholl
HYDROLOGY...Dobbs

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 19, 10:08 AM EST, 3 hours 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1108 AM EDT TUE JUN 19 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0840 PM     LIGHTNING        1 NW NORTH FLORIDA FAIR 30.41N 84.28W
06/16/2018                   LEON               FL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            LIGHTNING CAUSED FIRE AND ESTIMATED 150000
            DOLLARS DAMAGE TO APARTMENTS AT 3000 SOUTH
            ADAMS STREET ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 16TH.
            REPORTED ON TALLAHASSEE FIRE DEPT FACEBOOK
            PAGE.

&&

DVD

The radar

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Event by event

2 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.

Rip Current, Coastal Bay

When: June 19, 1:30 PM EST
Where: Coastal Bay forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rip Current, Coastal Bay

When: June 19, 4:12 PM EST
Where: Coastal Bay forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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, Coastal Bay	2018-06-19	15	Male	In Water	Direct
Rip Current, Coastal Bay	2018-06-19	60	Male	In Water	Direct

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

Every storm in Florida in 2018 Every state in 2018 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, June 2018

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: 751977, 751978.