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Waterspout May 11, 2026 · Cp Lookout To Surf City Nc Out 20nm, Atlantic South

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several public reports of a large waterspout between Harker's Island and Marshallberg as thunderstorms were moving through the area.

The wider storm

A weak cold front tracked across Eastern North Carolina during the morning and afternoon hours of May eleventh. As the front tracked across the coastal waters of Eastern North Carolina, widely scattered showers and thunderstorms developed along the coast with an isolated storm or two becoming strong in nature. The strongest storm that developed produced a waterspout in the Core Sound given the favorable environment.

Began near Harkers Island (34.7204, -76.5289).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1335852. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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