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Public data access, with event-specific information, is made available by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information using the Storm Events Database.
Surprisingly of all the weather fatalities the second highest is RIP CURRENTS!
Weather Related Fatality and Injury Statistics
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According to the National Weather Service a Rip Current is:
A relatively small-scale surf-zone current moving away from the beach. Rip currents form as waves disperse along the beach causing water to become trapped between the beach and a sandbar or other underwater feature. The water converges into a narrow, river-like channel moving away from the shore at high speed.
The National Weather Service Los Angeles Surf Forecast is available online:
* Low Risk - Life threatening rip currents are unlikely but still could occur.
* Moderate Risk - Life threatening rip currents are possible.
* High Risk - Life threatening rip currents are