Beach vacations are meant to be blissful escapes from the stress of everyday life. If you're not careful, however, any idyllic holiday can turn disastrous if you don't pay attention to your ...

It's that time of year again when many Americans are heading to the beach to escape the summer heat, but many are often exposed to risky situations they may not be aware of when taking a dip in 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 ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued rip current alerts for several parts of Florida’s east coast, warning over one million residents and visitors to stay out of the water. The alerts go from ...

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 ...

On Tuesday at 10:06 a.m. a rip current statement was released by the National Weather Service in effect until Wednesday at 6 p.m. for Mobile and Baldwin counties. "Rip currents can sweep even the best ...

At 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service issued a rip current statement in effect until 8 p.m. for Brooklyn and Suffolk County. "Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people ...

Former Hurricane Kiko, now a tropical storm as it passes north of the Hawaiian Islands on Sept. 9, avoided a direct hit to land but is still churning up life-threatening rip tides and surf conditions, ...

On Wednesday at 6:01 p.m. the National Weather Service released an updated rip current statement in effect until Thursday at 6 a.m. for Mobile and Baldwin counties. "Rip currents can sweep even the ...

NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. (WITN) - Officials are searching for a Jacksonville teen reported missing after they were caught in a rip current Wednesday. North Topsail Beach Police and Fire were called ...