Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Falling Slowly
Issued by the National Weather Service - NWS Wilmington, NC
Areas Affected: Coastal Horry
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Monday 12:03pm EDT
Alert Effective: Monday 12:03pm EDT
Alert Expires: Monday 8:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Monday 12:03pm EDT
Event Ends: Monday 8:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Wilmington NC
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong north to south longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Horry County. * WHEN...Today. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore.
Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ac40b05972cf5fd4c7a56b1afd5b253abae87cc0.002.1 Codes: SCZ054 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ac40b05972cf5fd4c7a56b1afd5b253abae87cc0.002.1
© 2026, LexMAWeather
Site development based on the USA and Meteobridge templates from
Saratoga-Weather.org.
Additional code adapted from
SE Lincoln Weather Scripts.
Weather data and images courtesy the National Weather Service, Environmental Protection Agency, AirNow, Weather Underground / Intellicast, Vaisala Xweather (formerly AerisWeather), earth.nullschool.net, Windy.com, and Leaflet/OpenStreetMap