Beach Hazards Statement in Carteret County, North Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
6/22/2024 8:13:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
6/22/2024 8:13:00 PM until 6/23/2024 8:15:00 AM
Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain
calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired,
float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to
escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Cape Lookout, and
Bogue Banks beaches.
* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip
currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide,
which will occur around 3 PM Sunday.
