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Bookmark or Share- What are waterspouts, and how do they form? - EarthSkyA waterspout is just a tornado that forms over open water. A tornado over an ocean, lake – or even a river – is considered to be a waterspout. Waterspouts are typically weaker than most...
- What is a waterspout? - NOAA's National Ocean ServiceWhat is a waterspout? A waterspout is a whirling column of air and water mist. According to NOAA's National Weather Service, the best way to avoid a waterspout is to move at a 90-degree angle to its apparent movement.
- Waterspouts - National Weather ServiceWeather Forecast Office. Waterspouts. Weather.gov > Tampa Bay Area, FL > Waterspouts. Current Hazards. Current Conditions. Radar. Forecasts. Rivers and Lakes. Climate and Past Weather. Local Programs. About Waterspouts: Waterspouts are generally broken into two categories: Fair Weather Waterspouts and Tornadic Waterspouts.
- Waterspout - WikipediaA waterspout is an intense columnar vortex (usually appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud) that occurs over a body of water. Some are connected to a cumulus congestus cloud, some to a cumuliform cloud and some to a cumulonimbus cloud. In the common form, a waterspout is a non-supercell tornado over water having a five-part life cycle: formation of a dark spot on the water surface; spiral pattern ...
- Waterspouts - American OceansA waterspout is a rotating column of air over water that is connected to a cumulus cloud. They are similar to tornadoes, but they form over water instead of land. Waterspouts can be classified into two types: tornadic waterspouts and fair-weather waterspouts.
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