A high rip current risk is in place for the Tampa Bay area and other parts of Florida's Gulf Coast.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ocean can look calm, inviting and even harmless. But just beneath that postcard-perfect surface, there’s a force that can ...

Depending on how you look at it; rip currents can either be your best friend or your worst nightmare. These powerful flowing bands of water have caught bathers, swimmers, surfers out for years – and ...

Rip currents drown nearly two dozen people in Florida each year, and lifeguards are reminding beachgoers that the key to ...

The warnings come as at least three people died in California the week prior.

South Florida beaches are under advisories for dangerous rip currents and high surf. Small craft advisories are active for parts of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Hazardous marine and ...

WPBF First Warning Meteorologist Brooke Silverang discusses the risks of rip currents and how to stay safe in the ocean this ...

Two swimmers drowned in rip currents off Daytona Beach during the recent holiday weekend, part of a wider pattern of ...