With the hurricane season now underway, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is continuing the trend from last year by ...

NOAA said. The NHC will debut a national rip current risk map for active tropical storms. Swells from distant hurricanes often cause dangerous or even fatal surf conditions and rip currents.

His team had bullied into Hurricane Helene’s eye when he noticed on radar that the storm looked like it was dripping ...

When a rip current risk is classified as high, "life threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone," according to the NOAA. Even excellent swimmers can be caught in a rip current and swept ...

NOAA said. Swells from distant hurricanes often cause dangerous or even fatal surf conditions and rip currents. "In order to better highlight the risk of these dangerous conditions, NHC will ...

ATLANTA — It's a common threat on sunny days, lurking in the water. Rip currents account for over 75 fatalities in the United States each year. As many Georgians head to the beaches this summer, it's ...

A hurricane passing hundreds of miles offshore this summer means no big deal for your beach trip, right? Wrong. The ocean waters can still be a threat in the form of rip currents generated by ...

NOAA released its 2025 Atlantic hurricane ... The NHC will provide a rip current risk map when at least one active tropical storm is present.

The risk of strong to severe storms ... "speeds of up to eight feet per second, rip currents can move faster than an Olympic swimmer," according to the NOAA.