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© Richard Shain
Downpours moved through Connecticut on Sunday and in one Milford neighborhood, a waterspout formed over the ocean and came ashore.

Waterspouts aren't unusual in this part of the country but they don't often come ashore.

Richard Shain captured amazing footage of the waterspout at Anchor Beach in the borough of Woodmont in Milford around 10 a.m. Sunday.

The waterspout struggled to move over the sea wall. In the process, it tossed a heavy paddle board through the air and knocked a kayak into the water. Lawn chairs were blown around and water from a pool was sloshed out onto the nearby ground.


Waterspouts that move over land are considered tornadoes, however, this whirlwind was so small in scale it likely won't go into the official weather logs as a tornado.

The National Weather Service based in Upton, New York on Monday reviewed the stunning footage and says the waterspout will probably be classified as a gustnado or landspout for the time it was over land.