Hurricane Katia continued moving over the Atlantic Ocean sending large swells toward the East Coast. These swells are causing life-threatening surf and rip current conditions that have prompted lifeguards in Virginia and North Carolina to post red flags. Those conditions drew surfers to the 1st Street jetty in Virginia Beach on Thursday. The high rip current risk is expected to continue through this evening.
COMMENTS ADVISORY: Users are solely responsible for opinions they post here; comments do not reflect the views of The Virginian-Pilot or its websites. Users must follow agreed-upon rules: Be civil, be clean, be on topic; don't attack private individuals, other users or classes of people. Read the full rules here.
- Comments are automatically checked for inappropriate language, but readers might find some comments offensive or inaccurate. If you believe a comment violates our rules, click the report violation link below it.
More articles from:
Hurricanes - Storms 
News Weather
Delicious
Digg
Reddit
Facebook
Twitter
Google
Yahoo
very nice
They deserved that after the terrible summer we had for waves.
Thanks to the Pilot for printing these. Great work.
I'm jealous. I was stuck in
I'm jealous. I was stuck in the office all week. Here's to some great swells...everyone have fun and stay safe!