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Rip Current in Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina
Rip Current September 5, 2021 · Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina
What the National Weather Service wrote
Moderate rip current activity led to several rip current rescues at New Hanover county beaches. Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue reported sixteen rescues, Kure Beach reported five, and Carolina Beach had one rescue.
The wider storm
Persistent onshore flow around high pressure to the north led to moderate rip current activity and several rescues at New Hanover County beaches.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 979549. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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