None is acceptable. "Once double red flags are announced, we hit the beach and begin making announcements, educating people and warning them of the $500 fine," he wrote in an email.

Red flag warnings mean an increased risk of wildfires in the next 12 to 24 hours, so fire safety is extra important. How do they differ from fire weather watches? And what precautions should you take?

As Hurricane Erin tracks northward in the Atlantic, its broad wind field is expected to churn up rough seas and dangerous rip ...

With strong rip currents along the coast this week, town leaders are reminding beachgoers that there’s no flag system or ...

Red flag warnings are a life-saving warning issued by the National Weather Service, and we aren’t talking about the red flags that are flown at the beach (which are also a life-saving warning ...

DESTIN, Fla. -- Destin Beach now has a beach flag warning system consistent with Okaloosa County. The Destin City Council unanimously voted to establish a warning system where,depending on ...

Beach warning flags. In 2005, Florida enacted a beach flag warning system, according to the National Weather Service. In a surf zone forecast, there are three levels of rip current outlooks: ...

GULF SHORES, AL (WSFA) - As spring break approaches, officials say it's important to be prepared and to understand the beach warning flag system.

PANAMA CITY BEACH – The warning flags are not working. Twelve drownings along the Bay County beachfront thus far in 2019 send a clear signal that local governing bodies will ignore at their ...