Issued: Tue Aug 4 | 3:37 AM
In effect for: Coastal Brunswick; Coastal Horry
Severe: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
* WHAT…Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE…In North Carolina, Coastal Brunswick County. In South
Carolina, Coastal Horry County.
* WHEN…Today.
* IMPACTS…Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don’t swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.
