India, Aug. 15 -- The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a tornado warning for Ocean Isle Beach, Holden Beach and other nearby areas in North Carolina after a massive waterspout was spotted.

"The waterspout circulation offshore has been oscillating back and forth between closer to the coast, and staying offshore. Everybody along the coast between Ocean Isle Beach and Holden Beach needs to take cover NOW!" the agency said in a post on X, platform formerly known as Twitter.

"A confirmed waterspout near Ocean Isle Beach could move ashore. The TORNADO WARNING (inside the red/purple polygon) goes until 6:15 PM 8/14/25," a WRAL forecaster tweeted.

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