2 killed in Florida amid strong winds and 'extremely rough' ocean conditions

Storms2 killed in Florida amid strong winds and 'extremely rough' ocean conditionsA teen and a 32-year-old woman drowned in different parts of the state on Friday and Saturday, according to local officials.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Strong winds affect beachgoers at Tables Beach in Cocoa Park, Fla., on April 27.Tim Shortt / Florida Today via USA Today NetworkShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 3, 2026, 11:43 AM EDTBy Mirna Alsharif and Austin MullenTwo people have drowned in Florida amid days of heavy rain, damaging winds and “extremely rough” ocean conditions, according to local officials.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Heavy downpours could be seen along central Florida and its Gulf Coast on Saturday, including in Tampa and Largo. Video from Clearwater showed choppy waters as storms passed through the area.In Cocoa Beach, local law enforcement responded to Lori Wilson Park on Saturday after a report of a 12-year-old and a 17-year-old in distress in the water, according to the Cocoa Beach Police Department.The 12-year-old was brought to shore safely, but the 17-year-old was found unresponsive and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.While officials did not confirm that the death was weather-related, Brevard County Beach Rescue spokesperson Don Walker said the “seas were extremely rough” Saturday.In another incident on Friday evening, a 32-year-old woman drowned in Daytona Beach after she was caught in a rip current north of Main Street Pier, according to Volusia County Beach Safety. She was found unresponsive in the ocean about 100 meters from shore before she was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.The filed during an inclement weather delay before a game between the Orlando Pride and the visiting Washington Spirit at Inter&Co Stadium, in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday.Russell Lansford / Imagn ImagesOn Saturday, a broken line of showers and thunders...