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Last month alone, rip currents in Florida killed eight people within four days. As beachgoers look to cool down over the July 4 holiday, here’s how to spot rip currents and how to protect ...
At least six people have died recently from rip currents in Florida. Here are some life-saving tips: What is a rip current? How to survive if caught in one.
A rip current (or just rip) is a specific type of water current that can occur near beaches where waves break. A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water that moves directly away from the shore by cutting through the lines of breaking waves, like a river flowing out to sea.
A surfer takes advantage of the rough surf at Midtown Beach on Thursday morning in Palm Beach. The combination of rough surf and rip currents have created lethal conditions along Palm Beach County ...
A rip current statement is a warning statement issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there is a high threat of rip currents due to weather and ocean conditions. [1] The statement usually contains some detail about when and roughly where the rip currents are most likely to be forming.
Six people drowned in rip currents over a recent two-day period in Florida, including a couple vacationing on Hutchinson Island from Pennsylvania with their six children and three young men on a ...
Rip currents can move anywhere from 1 to 2 feet per second up to even 8 feet per second, making it a very common danger for even the strongest of swimmers. ... No. 5 Florida overcomes 14-point ...
Three people drowned along the Florida Panhandle due to rip currents. [134] September 1 – Hurricane Hermine made landfall along the Big Bend of Florida with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h), making it the first hurricane landfall to the state since Hurricane Wilma in 2005.