Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2025
Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Jul 1, 2025, 7:55 PM EDT for Brunswick County, North Carolina; Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jul 2, 2025, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2025, 7:55 PM EDT (23:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 2, 2025, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties Brunswick County, NC, Horry County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 176 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1190 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 700 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
763 WHUS42 KILM 012355 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 755 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025 NCZ108-SCZ056-021000- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-250702T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0017.250702T1000Z-250703T0000Z/ Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Georgetown- 755 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal New Hanover County. In South Carolina, Coastal Georgetown County. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Wednesday through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ NCZ110-021000- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250702T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0012.250702T1000Z-250703T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 755 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Wednesday through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ NCZ106-020100- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-250702T0000Z/ Coastal Pender- 755 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$ SCZ054-020100- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-250702T0000Z/ Coastal Horry- 755 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$ 9
1 follow-up statement
587 WHUS42 KILM 020801 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 401 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 NCZ106-030000- /O.EXA.KILM.BH.S.0017.250702T1000Z-250703T0000Z/ Coastal Pender- 401 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ SCZ054-030000- /O.EXA.KILM.RP.S.0012.250702T1000Z-250703T0000Z/ Coastal Horry- 401 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Horry County, mainly north of Myrtle Beach. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A moderate to strong south to north longshore current is also expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ NCZ108-SCZ056-030000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0017.250702T1000Z-250703T0000Z/ Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Georgetown- 401 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal New Hanover County. In South Carolina, Coastal Georgetown County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ NCZ110-030000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.250702T1000Z-250703T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 401 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ ABW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 7:55 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 24 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.