On Saturday at 2:34 p.m. a rip current statement was released by the National Weather Service in effect until Sunday at 7 p.m. for Dukes and Nantucket counties.

Meteorologist Dalencia Jenkins looks at the choppy water across the East Coast and the rip current risks that come with it. Skip to content. NOWCAST 11 News Sunday Morning.

Deputy Crocker spoke with the USA TODAY Network-Florida about the dangers of rip currents and how to identify them at the beach. Here’s what a rip current is, how it’s different from undertow ...

NOAA announced it will be launching a rip current risk map in 2025 for danger posed by storms, even when far from shore. News Indian River Martin St. Lucie Sports Advertise Obits eNewspaper Legals.

INDIAN BEACH, N.C. (WITN) - The National Weather Service (NWS) is declaring this week as rip current awareness week to remind people of the potential dangers when swimming in the ocean. Since 2000 ...

Rip current emergencies are a major problem in the Carolinas. From 2000 to 2024, rip currents have been the number one weather-related killer in the Coastal Carolinas, with 192 deaths.

Water moves from high to low setup areas and then funnels offshore, forming a rip current. When strong winds blow directly toward the land from offshore, the risk of rip currents typically increases.

Between 2000 and 2024, there were 192 rip current drownings (~8 per year) reported in North and South Carolina, according the NWS. Skip to content. NOWCAST WYFF News 4 at 11.

Learn about rip current risks after a boy’s fatal drowning in Fort Lauderdale. Lifeguards issued warnings, rescued dozens over Easter weekend.

Rip currents are serious business, folks, but with the right knowledge, you can stay safe. Be weather-aware, respect the ocean, and I’ll keep you updated with your latest beach forecast.

The National Weather Service issued an updated rip current statement at 11:07 p.m. on Saturday in effect until Monday at 8 p.m. for Ocean County.

The most recent rip current death in the U.S. happened on Aug. 24 in Myrtle Beach, when 15-year-old Edwin Gonzalez-Rosendo died after getting trapped in a powerful surface current. Myrtle Beach News ...