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Rip Current Statement 41, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at May 24, 2026, 2:34 AM CDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2026, 2:34 AM CDT (07:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted.
709 WHUS42 KTAE 240734 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 334 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026 FLZ108-112-114-115-250500- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0041.260524T0734Z-260525T0500Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin- 334 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026 /234 AM CDT Sun May 24 2026/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 9:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 112 min |
| May 24, 6:57 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 93 min | |
| May 24, 7:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 46 min |
| May 24, 10:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lafayette | 38 min |
| May 24, 11:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lafayette | 43 min |
| May 24, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Liberty | 49 min |
| May 24, 2:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty | 3 hr |
| May 24, 5:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Gadsden, Leon, Liberty | 3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.