Friday, August 31, 2012

KAPX [311856]: Preliminary Local Storm Report

NWUS53 KAPX 311856
LSRAPX

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
255 PM EDT FRI AUG 31 2012

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

0530 PM RIP CURRENTS LELAND 45.02N 85.77W
08/30/2012 LEELANAU MI LAW ENFORCEMENT

*** 1 FATAL *** THREE SEPERATE PEOPLE WERE CAUGHT IN RIP
CURRENTS NEAR LELAND HARBOR AROUND 530 PM EDT THURSDAY.
ONE PERSON WAS RESCUED BY A KAYAK AND ANOTHER PERSON WAS
ABLE TO ESCAPE THE CURRENT AND SWIM BACK TO SHORE. A
THIRD PERSON UNFORTUNATELY DROWNED AND WAS RECOVERED BY
FIRST RESPONDERS EARLIER TODAY. WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE
INCIDENT WERE SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS OVER 30 KNOTS. WAVES AT THE GRAND TRAVERSE BUOY
WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST WERE 7
TO 9 FEET.


&&

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ADAM

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