Waterspout — Manasquan Inlet To Little Egg Inlet Nj Out 20nm, Atlantic North

2018-07-06 · near Pt. Pleasant, Manasquan Inlet To Little Egg Inlet Nj Out 20nm, Atlantic North

Event narrative

A phone call was received in the afternoon regarding a video of a waterspout on social media. The video footage looked realistic. Several additional media calls were received notifying the office of the video afterward. Further investigation showed a weak circulation center and a velocity couplet when analyzing radar data from KDIX and TEWR. The waterspout was estimated to have formed about 1 mile east and offshore of Normandy Beach and have lasted for nearly ten minutes, traveling for about 3 miles.

Wider weather episode

Strong thunderstorms occurred this day as a cold front moved through the Mid-Atlantic. The storms eventually moved off to the east-southeast to the Jersey Shore. A well-defined waterspout was caught on video about 1 mile off Normandy Beach. The lifetime of the waterspout was estimated based on radar velocity fields.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 756544. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.