Amazing Waterspout Encounter Caught on Video | National Geographic

[@NatGeo]

Watch: While catching the sunset on Long Beach Island, two friends witnessed a harrowing phenomenon called a waterspout, in which a ferocious wall of wind whirls atop a body of water. See the footage-and find out what caused it.

[@tyedye571]

We're good. Seconds before flying debris passes inches from him. Lol

[@elenamarie151]

When did this happen? I can see Long Beach from my balcony.

[@elenamarie151]

LoL! It's a different Long Beach. Glad everyone is ok. :)

[@minebend8111]

Woww,,

[@verenicecollara3362]

beautifull love Long Beach

[@bokeflo]

A crazy day at Long Beach.

[@richardhipsh7594]

Sorry, this is NOT a water spout... This is a strong out flow from a storm, not even tornadic.

[@deanneford2830]

Oh look a tornado thing, well be alright 🤣. Texan watching, uh yeah that's a water spout and no your not alright.

[@80hitultracombo]

The narration. Lol.

[@metafis2490]

Looks more like a Dericho spawned micro-burst ...straight lines winds. Can be just as destructive as Tornadoes.

[@jasoncarswell7458]

Considering how many airliners they've downed during landing and takeoff, microbursts are honestly probably more of a public safety threat.

[@tnut3305]

This was a confirmed tornado.

[@markschwarz6878]

Didn't see much of a waterspout - nice squall though :)

[@Kamikazegod420]

That was pretty cool

[@emjay21591]

"stay right there barb, it's alright!" lol

[@laamor99]

Doesn't look like a waterspout. More like straight line winds coming from a squall line.

[@vipvip1568]

القوة لله لا قوة فوق قوته سبحان الله وبحمده سبحان الله العظيم رب العرش الكريم

[@patricksullivan556]

I live there and I was not a waterspout it was straight line winds as determined by the national whether service

[@nickbesse7449]

Damn I was there that day haha there were a bunch of tornado warnings too

[@delicious988]

That Should Be Scary SOO Scary

[@tylerwood1462]

I saw really closely that it was a waterspout but it was moving extremely fast and u can see a small rotation when u watch it carefully and the storm that caused it was a shelf cloud which could produce straight line winds and damage. The waterspout was a EF2 tornado strength when it passed the house there so they were lucky.

[@josequintero1878]

Wow that's an amazing footage!

[@El_Tony_C]

True

[@NYBaldwin11510]

Looks more like a microburst to me.

[@jasoncarswell7458]

Totally agree. The waves are all straight line, and radially-disturbed like they're ripples from an impact.

[@jaredbrooks7764]

Must be a blastoise... Ash: Blastoise use waterspout!

[@dhruvipatel2153]

Wow

[@illwill9396]

That's that liquid courage. This guy was drunk! "Aww, were good don't worry about Barb its just a tornado" It's a waterspout fool!

[@applesauceman3555]

this is a microburst...

[@hunterhawley9530]

Cool

[@TrueInvisible]

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAUTIFUL!

[@paolarosales5350]

Terrifying!

[@krystalgilbert9790]

Lol yeahhh from tornado alley here. Never do that again 😂 Tornadoes can kill you. You don't know how fast the wind is or has debris in it and kill ya with it.

[@humanerror8787]

Microburst.

[@TCH6169]

Auntie Em' !!!!! ~ WOW !!!

[@Ferrari458Turbo]

overreacting

[@sandspritpark]

it was a water spout.

[@TimeLapseCANADA]

"Fake Geographic"