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Waterspout June 16, 2026 · Cp Lookout To Surf City Nc Out 20nm, Atlantic South

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What the National Weather Service wrote

The Onslow County Emergency Manager relayed a report of a waterspout seen on the White Oak River north of Swansboro. Multiple reports and pictures were received from the public as well.

The wider storm

A seabreeze which was pinned along the Crystal Coast combined with a stalled frontal boundary to produce a cluster of thunderstorms near the New River and White Oak River during the afternoon of June sixteenth. With enhanced helicity values due to the stalled front being around the area, a few of these storms became strong in nature with a thunderstorm producing a waterspout along the White Oak River.

Began near Bogue Inlet (34.7522, -77.1339).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1341828. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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