If the wind is blowing steadily toward the shore, the risk of rip currents increases, but other factors and features can also make them more likely. They are not always easy to spot, so these are said ...

Tropical Storm Erin -- which is forecast to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season by Saturday morning -- won't have a direct impact on the U.S., but it will bring dangerous rip ...

Even on a beautiful beach day, dangerous rip currents can be present, and knowing how to spot them could save your life. A rip current is a powerful, narrow channel of fast-moving water that flows ...

Rip currents can spring up any time of year under the right conditions. But as South Carolina progresses through hurricane season, the close-in waters can become ideal for higher rip current risks ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. On Sunday at 6:47 a.m. the NWS ...

If you are caught in a rip current, do not panic, concentrate on floating and swim at 90° to the direction you are being pulled to escape.

On Friday at 7:51 p.m. an updated rip current statement was released by the National Weather Service in effect until Saturday at 6 a.m. for Mobile and Baldwin counties. "Rip currents can sweep even ...

An updated rip current statement was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 2:03 a.m. in effect until 8 p.m. for Brooklyn and Queens as well as Suffolk and Nassau counties.

On Monday at 3:17 p.m. a rip current statement was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Tuesday between noon and 8 p.m. for Brooklyn and Queens as well as Suffolk and Nassau counties.