Video Shows Possible Funnel Cloud In Manasquan

MANASQUAN – The storm that ripped through New Jersey on Tuesday produced some strange effects.

In Manasquan, Wendy Helfner said she and her husband were in his upstairs office and saw what appeared to be a funnel cloud passing through Manasquan.

They saw it out the window, and then ran to capture it.

"We ran outside and that’s how I got the video," she said. "It was 3 o’clock yesterday (Tuesday)."

News12 provided video of the scene, courtesy of Helfner:

Efforts to contact the National Weather Service and confirm what passed through the Manasquan were not immediately successful.

Nearly 4,000 homes remained without power on Tuesday evening after a powerful storm ripped through the region, taking down trees, power lines and damaging homes and vehicles.

Toms River police were asking people to avoid Bay Avenue from Hooper Avenue to Vaughn Avenue because of the widespread damage in the wake of the storm.

As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jersey Central Power & Light's outage website said the power outages could last well into Wednesday. Read more: Powerful Storm Rips Down Trees, Damages Homes In Toms River