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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The National Weather Service office in Mobile, Alabama, said on July 18 that rip current risk is high for several Alabama and Florida beaches but will improve over the weekend.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Dangerous swimming conditions—including life-threatening waves, rip currents and strong longshore currents—have prompted officials in the Midwest, Northeast and Eastern Seaboard to urge the public to avoid entering the water in some areas until conditions improve.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2025
There is a moderate risk of rip currents at all east Central Florida beaches.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Dangerous swimming conditions—including life-threatening waves, rip currents and strong longshore currents—have prompted officials in the Midwest, Northeast and Eastern Seaboard to urge the public to avoid entering the water in some areas until conditions improve.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2025
There is a moderate risk of rip currents at all east Central Florida beaches.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
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“Rip current.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20current. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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