It’s not Jaws that is the mostly likely to get you at the beach. Or a hurricane. Or even a tornado. It’s a rip current. They are often lurking offshore — and they can often be deadly. Moreso than all other weather hazards combined. Learn more 🌊
It’s a rip current. They are often lurking offshore -- and they can often be deadly.
The weather service said there have been 191 rip current deaths since 2002 along the beaches covered by the National Weather Service Offices in Mobile and Tallahassee, Fla. That area stretches from Alabama to Florida’s Big Bend and includes the big beach hangouts of Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Destin and Panama City.
Rip currents can form along shorelines, but the weather service said they also commonly form around breaks in sandbars and near inlets, jetties and piers -- where they can be even stronger.
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