The ocean can look calm, inviting and even harmless. But just beneath that postcard-perfect surface, there’s a force that can quietly pull even strong swimmers away from shore in seconds. They’re ...

Tropical depression could form Friday or over weekend ...

Rip currents off the North Carolina coast can be deadly. Often times, the person who goes out to rescue a swimmer in trouble is the one who ends up losing their life, experts say. Rip currents are the ...

To someone who is getting sucked out to sea by a rip current, “Don’t panic!” may be difficult to heed, even if that’s exactly ...

Rip currents are a hidden and deadly threat on the North Carolina coast. Between 2000 and 2017, rip currents killed more people in North and South Carolina then flooding, tornadoes and lightning ...

The National Weather Service Office in Mobile has warned of dangerous rip current and surf conditions in the Florida Panhandle this week. The rip current forecast comes after two drownings at two ...

Just in time for spring break, one Florida lifeguard agency has a new tool for teaching swimmers how to survive deadly rip currents. Volusia County Beach Safety, whose officers and lifeguards oversee ...