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Dramatic Waterspout Swirls Off North Carolina Shore

A towering waterspout was spotted off the coast of Southport, North Carolina - a community near the mouth of the Cape Fear River - on Monday, March 17. "Wow!!! Stay away from that one," the National Weather Service (NWS) https://x.com/NWSWilmingtonNC/status/1901686273728975284 wrote on X in response to video of the phenomenon. The NWS https://x.com/NWSWilmingtonNC/status/1901712559503552959/photo/1 warned of winds up to 40 mph and the possibility of half-inch-sized hail on Monday afternoon. According to the https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1134078468730981&set=a.247568557381981 Southport Police Department , the waterspout remained over the river and dissipated near Battery Island without causing any damage or making landfall. August Adams captured video of the waterspout spinning off the shore on Monday. (Footage by August Adams/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
A towering waterspout was spotted off the coast of Southport, North Carolina - a community near the mouth of the Cape Fear River - on Monday, March 17. "Wow!!! Stay away from that one," the National Weather Service (NWS) https://x.com/NWSWilmingtonNC/status/1901686273728975284 wrote on X in response to video of the phenomenon. The NWS https://x.com/NWSWilmingtonNC/status/1901712559503552959/photo/1 warned of winds up to 40 mph and the possibility of half-inch-sized hail on Monday afternoon. According to the https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1134078468730981&set=a.247568557381981 Southport Police Department , the waterspout remained over the river and dissipated near Battery Island without causing any damage or making landfall. August Adams captured video of the waterspout spinning off the shore on Monday. (Footage by August Adams/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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