Rip Current Statement Walton County, Florida issued April 8 at 8:43AM EDT until April 12 at 4:00AM EDT Tallahassee FL / Expired & Archived Alert

Rip Current Statement in Walton County, Florida

Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages

EXPIRED 4/8/2024 8:43:00 AM (UTC) Urgency: Expected Severity: Moderate Certainty: Likely

4/8/2024 8:43:00 AM until 4/9/2024 5:00:00 AM

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.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and South and West-Facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...From noon EDT /11 AM CDT/ today through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.