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This is the time of year when photogenic and interesting waterspouts form over the Great Lakes. It takes a certain weather pattern which we should have this weekend.
Experts recorded more than 30 waterspouts on the Great Lakes, mainly on Lake Michigan, between Oct. 11-15.
September is the most active month for waterspouts as weather conditions are set up in some of the best ways, mainly cooler air moving over warmer lakes.
Experts recorded more than 30 waterspouts on the Great Lakes, mainly on Lake Michigan, between Oct. 11-15.
A significant temperature contrast between the warm water in the Great Lakes and the much cooler air above will set the stage for the potential of waterspouts over the next several days. An ...
Waterspouts typically form on the Great Lakes when cold air moves across a much warmer body of water. This temperature difference creates rising motion in the atmosphere.
Waterspout season on the Great Lakes starts in August and runs through October. And on Friday, October 7, 2023, the U.S. National Weather Service reported dozens of sightings of funnels and twisters ...
Conditions are prime for the development of waterspouts on the Great Lakes today and throughout the weekend. The best chances for this phenomenon to appear are on Friday and Saturday, but they are ...
CLEVELAND (WJW) – Lake Erie is the holder of a new Great Lakes waterspout record! According to the International Center for Waterspout Research, there were 181 waterspouts and funnels over Lake ...
Experts recorded more than 30 waterspouts on the Great Lakes, mainly on Lake Michigan, between Oct. 11-15.
Waterspouts are found on all of the Great Lakes and will sometimes form on the Finger Lakes as well if conditions are favorable.
The previous record came in early October 2020, when 82 waterspouts were recorded over the Great Lakes in a single day. Newsweek approached the ICWR via email for further comment on Monday.