Rip current statement
Texas · 657,000 people · 16h 55m left - until Sun, Oct 4, 9:00 AM CDT
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High rip current risk in effect through Sunday morning
moderate severity · likely certainty
What the National Weather Service says
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula.
* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
What to do
Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Where
Matagorda Islands · Brazoria Islands · Galveston Island · Bolivar Peninsula
In effect from until .
This is a relay, not a warning system. Everything here comes from the National Weather Service and can lag. For anything affecting your safety, use weather.gov and local officials.
Source: National Weather Service alert feed (api.weather.gov). People affected is an estimate from the population of incorporated places inside the alert.