Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2026
Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Jun 18, 2026, 8:24 PM EDT for Brunswick County, North Carolina; Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jun 19, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2026, 8:24 PM EDT (00:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 19, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2026, 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 00:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 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
- 638 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1037 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
710 WHUS42 KILM 190024 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 824 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-200000- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0022.260619T1200Z-260620T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 824 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Friday through Friday 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. && $$ NCZ110-200000- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0008.260619T1200Z-260620T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 824 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. A strong west to east longshore current will also develop by afternoon. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Friday through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ 31
2 follow-up statements
173 WHUS42 KILM 190652 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 252 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 SCZ054-200000- /O.CAN.KILM.BH.S.0022.260619T1200Z-260620T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KILM.RP.S.0008.260619T1000Z-260620T0000Z/ Coastal Horry- 252 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. Strong south to north longshore current also expected. * WHERE...Coastal Horry County, mainly north of Myrtle Beach. * WHEN...Today. * 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. && $$ NCZ106-108-SCZ056-200000- /O.EXT.KILM.BH.S.0022.260619T1000Z-260620T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Georgetown- 252 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. In South Carolina, Coastal Georgetown County. * WHEN...Today. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ NCZ110-200000- /O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0008.260619T1000Z-260620T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 252 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...Today. * 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. && $$
127 WHUS42 KILM 192342 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 742 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 NCZ106-108-SCZ056-200045- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0022.000000T0000Z-260620T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Georgetown- 742 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR STRONG SOUTH TO NORTH LONGSHORE CURRENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$ NCZ110-SCZ054-200045- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-260620T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- 742 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$ DCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 28 min |
| Jun 18, 8:24 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 24 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 70 min | |
| Jun 19, 9:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 2:19 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 4 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.