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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 December 2024. Vortex or tornado occurring over a body of water For a pipe carrying water from a roof, see Downspout. For regrowth on trees, see Water sprout. For the performance act of regurgitating fluids, see Water spouting. A waterspout near Thailand in 2016 Part of a series on Weather Temperate ...
Waterspouts are generally defined as tornadoes or non-supercell tornadoes that develop over bodies of water. [26] Waterspouts typically do not do much damage because they occur over open water, but they are capable of traveling over land. Vegetation, weakly constructed buildings, and other infrastructure may be damaged or destroyed by waterspouts.
The National Weather Service says a “waterspout is a rotating column of cloud-filled wind that descends from a cumulus cloud over a body of water. They can last from 2 to 20 minutes and move at ...
A waterspout churns in the distance while lightning strikes near Vancouver International Airport on Saturday, November 6, 2021. (Image credit: Sean David via Storyful)
Experts recorded more than 30 waterspouts on the Great Lakes, mainly on Lake Michigan, between Oct. 11-15.
Issued when a waterspout is detected on radar or is observed by trained spotters. The warning is commonly issued to warn persons on water. The warning is commonly issued to warn persons on water. A waterspout warning can be sometimes issued for an area on land, if it is anticipated that the waterspout or funnel cloud will travel inland.
Waterspouts could form off the coasts of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with the potential to move onshore and form small tornadoes. Wild winter storm could bring waterspouts ...
Lake Hume tornado-waterspout 24 July 2015 Victoria 1 0 A waterspout was filmed on Lake Hume as a tornadic thunderstorm passed over the lake. [153] F0 West Ulverstone tornado 10 August 2015 Tasmania 1 0 A small but damaging tornado went through the northwest Tasmanian town of Ulverstone on the evening of 10 August 2015. [154]