While light rain totals and gusty winds below tropical storm Catastrophe force were recorded Recording on the island of Bermuda , storm Catastrophe surge and dangerous rip currents along the coast caused Causation minimal damage Damaging .

Overall , nine people died Death as a result of the hurricane Catastrophe : two in Texas due to drownings Bodily_harm in rip currents , three in Florida , two in Louisiana , one in Arkansas , and one in a maritime accident in the Gulf of Mexico .

although there were initial fears of a landfall Arriving in the united states due Causation to uncertainty in predicting the storm 's track Self_motion , hurricane Catastrophe irene never approached Arriving land and caused Causation no recorded Recording damage Damaging ; however , swells up to and strong rip currents resulted in Causation one fatality Death in long beach , new york .

The hurricane also produced Causation rip tides that killed Killing a person in southern Texas .

tropical storm Catastrophe colin was a tropical cyclone that brought Bringing squally weather to bermuda and caused Causation extensive rip currents across the east coast of the united states in august 2010 .

Enhanced swells and rip currents associated with the hurricane resulted in Causation three fatalities and dozens of rescues along the East Coast of the United States .

Alex produced Manufacturing strong waves and rip tides along the East Coast of the United States , causing Causation one death Death and several injuries Bodily_harm .