Alert archive / Florida / Rip Current Statements / 2026
Rip Current Statements in Florida, May 2026
26 rip current statements in May 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 May 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Rip Current Statements
- 26
- Busiest day
- May 15, 20263 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1:57 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 24 hr |
| May 2, 3:28 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Franklin, Gulf | 26 hr |
| May 3, 5:39 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Gulf | 16 hr |
| May 4, 12:45 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 43 hr |
| May 4, 2:03 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 24 hr |
| May 7, 3:36 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Gulf, Walton | 38 hr |
| May 9, 3:53 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Gulf, Walton | 14 hr |
| May 11, 2:47 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | JAX | Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Saint Johns | 53 hr |
| May 13, 2:37 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 23 hr |
| May 14, 2:33 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 23 hr |
| May 15, 12:01 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | JAX | Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Saint Johns | 5 days |
| May 15, 12:54 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 14 days |
| May 15, 2:41 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 14 days |
| May 18, 2:59 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 41 hr |
| May 18, 3:15 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf | 21 hr |
| May 19, 3:13 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 21 hr |
| May 20, 3:16 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 21 hr |
| May 21, 3:23 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf | 21 hr |
| May 22, 2:20 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | JAX | Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Saint Johns | 6 days |
| May 22, 3:49 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 22 hr |
| May 22, 1:00 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 19 hr |
| May 23, 5:21 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Franklin, Gulf | 18 hr |
| May 23, 10:09 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 21 hr |
| May 24, 3:34 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 21 hr |
| May 25, 2:35 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 5 days |
| May 25, 5:37 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 9 days |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Gulf County12
- Franklin County9
- Bay County9
- Walton County7
- Brevard County4
- Indian River County4
- Martin County4
- Saint Lucie County4
- Volusia County4
- Escambia County4
- Okaloosa County4
- Santa Rosa County4
- Duval County3
- Flagler County3
- Nassau County3
- Saint Johns County3
- Palm Beach County2
- Charlotte County1
- Hillsborough County1
- Lee County1
- Manatee County1
- Pinellas County1
- Sarasota County1
- Broward County1
- Miami-Dade County1
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.