Rip currents were an issue for swimmers along the Gulf of Mexico in June. At least 10 people were recently victims of the currents on US beaches in the area.

Rip currents have killed 11 people within the last two weeks along the US Gulf Coast, according to federal officials. The deaths have spanned from Fort Morgan, Alabama, to Panama City Beach ...

Rip currents have claimed the lives of 11 people within two weeks amid warnings from officials about the hazardous water conditions. The deaths have spanned the Gulf of Mexico between Fort Morgan ...

There's now a 40% chance for a tropical or subtropical depression forming near Florida by the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Three people died in the Gulf of Mexico during severe conditions Saturday at Panama City Beach, Fla., officials said, bringing deaths there this year in surf zone incidents to a nationwide high of ...

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance expected to stall over or near Florida, which could affect your ...

Satellite imagery on Nov. 11, 2024, shows the remnants of Rafael in the Gulf of Mexico. Swells from the storm continue to cause life-threatening conditions along the western and northern U.S. Gulf ...

The Gulf of Mexico is not a pool. A rip current's size depends on how active the water is. Galveston's beach patrol uses a flag system coded like a traffic light—green, yellow, red—to signal ...

Surfers on North Padre Island ahead of Hurricane Beryl's landfall in Corpus Christi, Texas, US, on Sunday, July 7, 2024. Tropical Storm Beryl, currently in the Gulf of Mexico, is projected to ...

Sadly, many visitors and locals forget or are unaware of the dangers of rip currents. Six tourists drowned in four days this June, after swimming in the Gulf of Mexico around the Panama City Beach ...

Above: Ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico as depicted by the U.S. Navy HYCOM model on July 21, 2018. Colors represent the speed of the current, in centimeters per second.

When Hurricane Barry churned though the Gulf of Mexico July 11 – 13, the storm’s winds stirred up the waters and cooled them by up to 3°C (5°F)--but a Loop Current eddy with high heat ...