Rare 5 waterspouts in a row were seen off of the New South Wales coast, Australia on May 4, 2021. The storm that spawned them also produced an intense hailstorm.
The waterspouts formed off Old Bar beach, Harrington and recorded by Kirra Jane Moffitt.
The video below was captured by Jason Fitzgerald of Port Macquarie off Old Bar beach.
Here are a couple more shots captured by Naomi Clarke:
A spectacular line of #waterspouts were spotted off Harrington on the #NSW Mid North Coast yesterday afternoon.
— Bureau of Meteorology, New South Wales (@BOM_NSW) May 5, 2021
Learn more about waterspouts and other rotating structures: https://t.co/QyedI4771j
Images: Naomi Clarke Photography pic.twitter.com/501vZ6SSvN
Featured image credit: Kirra Jane Moffitt
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