Rip Current Statement issued October 9 at 1:51PM CDT until October 10 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
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* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, until 1 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. 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.
- Event time
- Source last updated
- Retrieved by TradePilot
- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- TX, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
- event
- Rip Current Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-09T13:51:00-05:00
- states
- ["TX"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-09T13:51:00-05:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fac4426ad822e5e5233bafa8c0c3b873249352f6.001.2
- references
- []
- instruction
- If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. 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.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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