NOAA announced it will be launching a rip current risk map in 2025 for danger posed by storms, even when far from shore.

The National Hurricane Center is introducing a slate of updates ahead of the Atlantic hurricane season kickoff on June 1.

According to the NHC, the rip current risk maps will not rely on new data or forecasts but will instead pull information already produced by local National Weather Service offices. Local weather ...

As beach season approaches, it’s important to do more than just check the weather. One of the most dangerous yet often overlooked threats along the shoreline is rip currents —narrow, fast ...

The updates for the 2025 hurricane season include a depiction of inland tropical storms and hurricane alerts in effect on its “cone” graphic, the debut of a national rip current risk map for ...