SEASIDE PARK, N.J. - Unsettled weather along the New Jersey coast Saturday afternoon gave rise to a large waterspout that stretched high above Barnegat Bay.
A video shared with FOX 29 by Nick Crosta shows the waterspout spinning near the Seaside Bridge around 2:30 p.m. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Special Marine Warning that cautioned of wind and hail, and confirmed that a waterspout had been observed.
Similar videos showing the high-rising waterspout from Seaside and nearby areas flooded social media.The National Weather Service classifies a waterspout as "a whirling column of wind and water mist." There are two forms of waterspouts, according to the weather service: Tornadic waterspouts and Fair Weather Waterspouts.