JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The National Weather Service on Wednesday confirmed that a possible waterspout was captured on video near Green Cove Springs over the St. Johns River.
SnapJax user GypsySoul shared the video. Take a look:
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Possible waterspout spotted earlier from near Green Cove Springs over the St. Johns River.
— NWS Jacksonville (@NWSJacksonville) July 7, 2021
Thanks for passing along the video Danielle! https://t.co/IybUIfcKaq
“The video is obviously a little further away than we would like to 100 percent confirm it, but it looks more than just a funnel cloud. It looks like it does go all the way down into the St Johns,” explained Weather Authority meteorologist Danielle Uliano.
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On Twitter, meteorologist Carl Jones captured it on the News4Jax Reynolds Park Skycam between 3:10 and 3:15 p.m.
Another video of the possible waterspout or funnel on the St. Johns River as seen from near Green Cove Springs earlier this afternoon.
— NWS Jacksonville (@NWSJacksonville) July 7, 2021
Thanks Carl! https://t.co/u553qWdfyk
The National Weather Service writes: “We got a few videos of a possible waterspout or funnel cloud on the St. Johns River east of Green Cove Springs. Certainly possible there was at least a funnel cloud.”