Waterspout — Neuse and Bay Rivers, Atlantic South

2024-08-11 · near Bridgeton, Neuse and Bay Rivers, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Report of a waterspout was passed along via a resident of Bridgeton. Report stated the waterspout lasted no more than a minute.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms developed near the coast along the seabreeze with additional activity developing along a stalled frontal boundary located across the Coastal Plain during the late morning of August 11th. Both seabreeze and frontal activity eventually merged during the afternoon hours before gradually pushing offshore. As storms merged together a few of the storms became strong to severe in nature bringing a threat for waterspouts across the inland rivers and sounds within the strongest storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199633. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.