Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements / 2026
Rip Current Statements in Florida, February 2026
29 rip current statements in February 2026. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of rip current statements reaches back to 2005.
Rip Current Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in February 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Rip Current Statements
- 29
- Busiest day
- February 17, 20264 rip current statements
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2:20 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 4 days |
| Feb 1, 11:17 PM EST | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 4 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:38 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 15 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:19 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 4 days |
| Feb 4, 8:20 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 59 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:14 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Collier | 41 hr |
| Feb 8, 12:34 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 4 days |
| Feb 8, 3:18 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 4 days |
| Feb 13, 12:03 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 days |
| Feb 14, 1:29 PM EST | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 36 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:51 PM EST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 59 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:16 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 25 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:45 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 17 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:15 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 17 hr |
| Feb 17, 12:31 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | JAX | Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Saint Johns | 24 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:31 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Gulf | 16 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:39 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 4 days |
| Feb 17, 3:26 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 5 days |
| Feb 18, 12:52 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | JAX | Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Saint Johns | 19 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:30 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 4 days |
| Feb 20, 11:42 PM EST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 31 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:06 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 5 days |
| Feb 21, 12:33 PM EST | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 69 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:08 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Franklin | 18 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:12 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 4 days |
| Feb 24, 11:46 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Gulf, Walton | 5 days |
| Feb 25, 12:30 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Franklin | 3 days |
| Feb 25, 1:03 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 66 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:04 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward | 18 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Charlotte County6
- Hillsborough County6
- Lee County6
- Manatee County6
- Pinellas County6
- Sarasota County6
- Brevard County5
- Indian River County5
- Martin County5
- Saint Lucie County5
- Volusia County5
- Franklin County5
- Gulf County5
- Broward County5
- Bay County4
- Walton County4
- Palm Beach County4
- Escambia County3
- Okaloosa County3
- Santa Rosa County3
- Miami-Dade County3
- Collier County2
- Duval County2
- Flagler County2
- Nassau County2
- Saint Johns County2
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.