BOSTON (AP) — Rip currents are one of the coast’s greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year. Hurricane Erin is bringing the potentially deadly currents to the East Coast this ...

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 ...

Red flags are flying again along the Florida coast because of rip currents caused by bad weather out in the Atlantic. Nearly 300 people had to be rescued along Volusia County’s beaches last weekend ...

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 ...

After just a few weeks of summer-like temperatures, rip currents on the North Carolina coast have already been blamed for multiple deaths.

Even on a beautiful beach day, dangerous rip currents can be present, and knowing how to spot them could save your life. A rip current is a powerful, narrow channel of fast-moving water that flows ...

An updated rip current statement was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 4:10 a.m. in effect until 8 p.m. for Monmouth, Cape May, Atlantic and Ocean counties. "Rip currents can ...

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists are urging more than 1 million people along Florida's eastern coast to remain out of the water on Friday amid an increased chance of rip currents at some ...

SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. (PIX11) – A visitor from South Carolina died after being caught in a rip current over the weekend, police said. Ishmoile Mohammed, 59, was swimming at Sailors Haven Saturday ...

NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. (WITN) - It’s the third day of a search for a teenager who was caught in a rip current at North Topsail Beach. WITN is working to get the identity of the teen from town ...