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 ...

Westerly - More frequent than the sounds of splashing waves or crowing seagulls were the high-pitched whistles along the beaches of Westerly Monday. Lifeguards stood on their chairs and blew the ...

Recent drowning incidents involving rip currents have sparked renewed concerns about the dangerous swimming conditions and what you should do if you end up in one. On Thursday, a Pennsylvania couple ...

Red flags are flying again along the Florida coast because of rip currents caused by bad weather out in the Atlantic. Nearly 300 people had to be rescued along Volusia County’s beaches last weekend ...

A rip current statement was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 12:46 p.m. valid from Saturday 6 p.m. until Monday 6 a.m. for Mobile and Baldwin counties.

Thousands of Americans have been warned to stay out of the ocean amid concerns over highly dangerous water conditions. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued beach hazard statements, and ...

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 Monday at 5:05 a.m. the NWS ...

The National Weather Service released an updated rip current statement at 9:26 a.m. on Tuesday in effect until 6 p.m. for Mobile and Baldwin counties. "Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers ...

Florida's Atlantic coast will not be the place to be this week. Swimmers are advised to stay out of the water due to a high risk of rip currents through at least Wednesday. There will be rough surf ...