Tsunami Hit Jersey Shore In June, Officials Say [VIDEO]

That's right you read correct a rare type of tsunami called a "meteotsunami" hit the Jersey shore.

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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA), it was true. A tsunami struck the Jersey Shore earlier this month.

On June 13, strong thunderstorms moved into South Jersey around noon. By 3:30 p.m., the weather was overcast with a light east wind, according to officials.

Scientists are studying what caused tsunami-like waves that observers spotted near the New Jersey coast earlier this month.

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"The source is complex and still under review," the National Weather Service's West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center says on its website.

In New Jersey's Barnegat Inlet, a fisherman said he saw a massive, 6-foot-tall wave surging toward the coast on June 13. Tsunami-like waves were observed at more than 30 tide gauges in areas along the East Coast, the center said.

Meteorological factors and the slumping of the continental shelf east of New Jersey may have played a role, the center said.

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The Asbury Park Press talked to Paul Whitmore, director of the tsunami center.

He explained the weather system that moved through the area may have changed the air pressure enough to "generate waves that act just like tsunamis." When that happens, the wave is called a "meteotsunami" - in other words a tsunami caused by meteorological conditions, not seismic activity.