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Rip Current in Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina
Rip Current June 18, 2024 – June 22, 2024 · Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina
What the National Weather Service wrote
Prolonged period of strong rip currents and multiple rescues were reported by ocean rescue groups in New Hanover County. Between June 18th and 22nd, Carolina Beach reported 95 rip current rescues, Wrightsville Beach reported 24 rescues, and Kure Beach reported 45 rip current rescues.
The wider storm
Prolonged easterly swell of 4 to 5 feet at 9 seconds, along with a full moon, led to multiple days of strong rip currents at New Hanover County beaches.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1177091. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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