Rip Current in Alabama

Events

58

Deaths

64

Injuries

18

Damage

None recorded

• Rip Currents in Alabama, June 9 to 10, 20134 deaths · 2 eventsStronger winds associated with passing scattered thunderstorms combined with strong outgoing astronomical tides produced a series of deadly rip currents along the Gulf-side beaches of Alabama on Sunday June 9th and Monday June 10th.
• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Alabama, October 7 to 9, 20172 deaths · $22 million · EF0 · 20 eventsHurricane Nate quickly moved north northwest out of the northwest Caribbean Sea and across the Gulf of Mexico, making landfall near Biloxi, MS just after midnight on October 8th as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum winds of 85 mph.
• Rip Currents in Alabama, August 1 to 5, 20183 deaths · 1 injured · 3 eventsIt was a deadly 4 day period of rip currents across coastal Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. From August 1st to August 5th, six people were killed along the stretch of coast from Dauphin Island, AL to Destin, FL. 3 occurred in Alabama and 3 occurred in Florida.
• Tornadoes and Storm Surge in Alabama, June 20 to 23, 20172 deaths · $655,000 · EF1 · 24 eventsTropical Storm Cindy first developed in the central Gulf of Mexico on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 20th and made landfall between Cameron, LA and Port Arthur, TX during the early morning hours of Thursday, June 22nd.
• Rip Currents in Alabama, April 18, 20122 deaths · 1 injured · 2 eventsStrong rip currents developed causing a death and an injury.
• Rip Currents in Alabama, May 24, 20082 deaths · 2 eventsTwo people drowned along the Alabama beaches. The first was swimming in rough water near Gulf State Park in Foley. Red flags were flying warning of dangerous surf. He was pulled from the water and died.
• Rip Currents in Alabama, June 22 to 23, 20232 deaths · 2 eventsThe combination of strong winds and increased swell led to increased rip currents along Gulf Coast beaches. On June 22nd, a 47 year old man from Georgia died after rescuing his son at Gulf State Park. On June 23rd, a man died trying to rescue his son from a rip current.
• Rip Current in Alabama, July 2, 20102 deaths · 1 eventA woman and 3 to 4 year old child drowned after being caught in a rip current near a pier close to the four season condo. A third person was injured and was taken to an area hospital after entering the surf to rescue the woman and child.
• Rip Current in Alabama, April 9, 20152 deaths · 1 eventOn the evening of April 9th, 2 teenagers drowned in the Gulf waters off of Dauphin Island after being swept out by strong rip currents.
• Rip Current in Alabama, August 11, 20172 deaths · 1 eventDangerous rip current conditions over the Alabama coastal waters resulted in 2 deaths.
• Rip Current in Alabama, August 17, 20212 deaths · 1 eventTwo brothers drowned in rip currents in Gulf Shores.
• Rip Current in Alabama, March 25, 20181 death · 5 injured · 1 eventHigh winds and a spring tidal cycle combined to create very rough surf at area beaches.
• Rip Current in Alabama, April 4, 20171 death · 3 injured · 1 eventDangerous surf and rip current conditions along coastal Alabama resulted in one fatality.
• Rip Current in Alabama, April 13, 20221 death · 2 injured · 1 eventThree swimmers were caught in a rip current on Dauphin Island, AL around 430 pm on April 13th. An 18 year old female was taken by USCG helicopter to a nearby hospital where she later died. Two other people were transported via ambulance but survived.
• Rip Current in Alabama, July 30, 19961 death · 1 injured · 1 eventA couple was swimming in the gulf just offshore of Orange Beach when strong rip currents took them both under the water. The husband tried to save his wife but was unable to do so. She drowned and he was taken to a local hospital and was later released.
• Rip Current in Alabama, September 19, 19991 death · 1 injured · 1 eventTwo persons from out of state were swimming in rough water near Gulf Shores. They both struggled in the surf and bystanders were able to get to one of the swimmers out of the rough water but could not get the other one. He was not found until the next day.
• Rip Current in Alabama, June 6, 20211 death · 1 injured · 1 eventA Baldwin County Sheriff Deputy (male, 57 years old) died after rescuing swimmers during a swimmer in distress call around 6pm on Ft. Morgan. Four swimmers needed to be rescued from the Gulf waters. Another deputy who assisted in the rescue was hospitalized but recovered.
• Rip Current in Alabama, May 21, 20221 death · 1 injured · 1 eventA 14 year old mail from Baton Rouge, LA was caught in a rip current and drowned in Orange Beach, AL. The father was also caught in the rip current while trying to save his son. He was rushed to the emergency room due to water inhalation but survived.
• Rip Current in Alabama, October 12, 19961 death · 1 eventSeveral people were swimming in rough surf in the Gulf of Mexico near the Alabama 161 overlook. One of the swimmers was pulled under by the rough surf and drowned. It took almost an hour to recover the 19 year old male.
• Rip Current in Alabama, April 9, 19981 death · 1 eventA 51 year old male on vacation to the gulf coast from Michigan, drowned after his wave board drifted out of his reach in rough surf. There was a strong eastward flowing current where the male drowned. Rescuers tried to reach him but were unable to do so before he drowned.
• Rip Current in Alabama, July 4, 19991 death · 1 eventA thirty-three year old male drowned in heavy surf while swimming with friends on West Beach in Gulf Shores. The body was found the next day. Red flags, which warn of dangerous surf conditions, were flying at the time of the drowning.
• Rip Current in Alabama, September 13, 20011 death · 1 eventA 67-year-old Florida man drowned while swimming in the western beach area of Orange Beach. The man was swimming approximately 50 feet offshore, between the first and second sandbars, when he was apparently pulled under by rough surf and strong rip currents.
• Rip Current in Alabama, September 1, 20021 death · 1 eventA twenty-six year old female was swimming with her daughter in rough water near Gulf Shores Plantation. They were visiting the area from out of state. The pair got caught in a strong rip current and were swept 600 yards west of where they went into the water.
• Rip Current in Alabama, June 28, 20021 death · 1 eventA male vacationing with his family drowned in rough surf near Fort Morgan. The man was swimming in the rough water and disappeared. Paramedics were able to get him ashore but the man died.
• Rip Current in Alabama, April 17, 20031 death · 1 eventA local male drowned while rescuing his two sons who got into trouble in rough water near the west end of Dauphin Island. The two kids were swimming when the current started carrying them out into the Gulf.

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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.