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Rip Current in Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina
Rip Current August 17, 2024 · Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina
What the National Weather Service wrote
Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue performed 25 rip current rescues due to strong rip currents caused by Hurricane Ernesto.
The wider storm
Strong swells from distant Hurricane Ernesto led to strong rip currents, multiple rescues, and one drowning in southeast North Carolina.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1195624. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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