A majority of drowning deaths in Alabama and Florida involve tourists.

The post also alerts of very shallow sandbars ...

The risk of rip currents is rising this week across the Gulf Coast from Dauphin Island, Alabama, to Destin, Florida, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters are warning beachgoers to ...

As of April 15, 14 people across the United States have died in the "surf zone," according to preliminary data gathered by the National Weather Service. That includes at least four in Florida, with ...

The National Weather Service Office in Mobile has warned of dangerous rip current and surf conditions in the Florida Panhandle this week. The rip current forecast comes after two drownings at two ...

Rip currents have killed 285 people in Florida over the past 16 years. Rip current advisories are issued by the NWS - and beach flags also indicate dangerous conditions. Why do so many ignore the ...