rip current
noun
: a strong usually narrow surface current flowing outward from a shore that results from the return flow of waves and wind-driven water
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There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents for Pender, New Hanover and Georgetown counties.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
There is a moderate risk for rip currents at all Central Florida beaches.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
The day before, the Volusia County Beach Safety said a 32-year-old woman was found unresponsive just over 100 yards from the shore after being caught in a rip current in Daytona Beach, according to NBC News, Fox35 Orlando and WESH.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
There is a moderate risk of rip currents along our Atlantic beaches.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
There is a moderate risk for rip currents at all Central Florida beaches.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
The day before, the Volusia County Beach Safety said a 32-year-old woman was found unresponsive just over 100 yards from the shore after being caught in a rip current in Daytona Beach, according to NBC News, Fox35 Orlando and WESH.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
There is a moderate risk of rip currents along our Atlantic beaches.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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“Rip current.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20current. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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