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Waterspout over Outer Banks Spins onto Twitter

People photographed the twister churning just off the coast
Related: Earth

By SKYE Editors Jul 30, 2012

  • @GaughanSurfing via Twitter
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    At least one waterspout -- essentially a tornado over water -- appeared over North Carolina's Outer Banks Monday. Naturally, witnesses began photographing and tweeting. Click through to see some of our favorite pics.

    John Gaughan tweeted this pic and wrote: "Another amazing picture of the Nags Head waterspout, note the twin mini waterspouts left and right!"

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    Steve Page tweeted this photo and wrote: "So sick"

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    Sam Walker tweeted this photo and wrote: "Photo by Eric Dreelin of today's #obx waterspout...FROM THE AIR!!!"

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    Lee Ringer tweeted this photo and wrote: "Another photo of today's waterspout off the Cape Hatteras National Seashore - NPS photo"

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    John Gaughan also tweeted this photo and wrote: "Nags Head Waterspout taken within the hour over Oregon Inlet."

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    Cape Hatteras NS tweeted this pic and wrote: "One more image of the waterspout, this one taken from in front of the Bodie Island Lighthouse"

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    Next: Storm Hits and New Yorkers Storm Twitter

    Joanna Breen tweeted this pic and wrote: "we got a tornado folks"

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