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 ...

The National Weather Service released a special rip current statement, effective Sunday afternoon.

At 2:15 a.m. on Monday, the National Weather Service issued a rip current statement in effect until 7 p.m. The statement is for Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee counties.

Dangerous rip currents are expected to hit the coastal shores of northwestern Florida, including parts of the panhandle, from Friday through Saturday evening, the National Weather Service warned. 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 ...