Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's what all the flags mean. Green flag: Low Hazard: Generally calms surf and currents. Yellow flag: Medium Hazard: Moderate ...

The town of Nags Head is debuting a new beach safety flag system this season. On particularly dangerous days, the town will fly double red flags declaring it unlawful to enter the Atlantic Ocean. The ...

NAGS HEAD, N.C. — Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills on the Outer Banks are rolling out a new flag system to improve warnings of surf conditions for beachgoers. Under Nags Head Ocean Rescue's new system, ...

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WALA) - Baldwin County beaches were closed to swimming Tuesday, June 18, 2024 due to heavy surf and a high rip current risk. Beach Safety officials in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - If you get in the gulf under double red flags, you will now have to pay a hefty fine on the first offense. Panama City Beach officials passed a new ordinance back in ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - It’s Spring Break season all along local beaches, and the county is doing what it can to make sure beachgoers are aware whenever it’s a double-red flag day. Members of ...

Double red flags are flying on beaches from Alabama to Destin on Tuesday, and the prospects remain strong that a good number of them will fly through Thursday as high surf advisories are expected in ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Local officials have finalized an ordinance designed to help protect beachgoers from dangerous currents. Panama City Beach City Council members last week approved the second ...

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) - The City of Gulf Shores-Municipal Government posts on its Facebook page double red flags are flying at beaches there. Double red flags mean that WATERS ARE CLOSED to the ...

Pensacola Beach Lifeguards have updated its beach flag system for both Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key. The latest change adds a double red flag that closes the beaches to all swimming and wading and ...