WINK News Weather Watchers and viewers sent in images of a waterspout off of the coast of Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel. Chief ...

Waterspouts are atmospheric phenomena that form as rotating columns of air beneath thunderstorms over bodies of water. ... a waterspout is a type of tornado that forms over water," Jana Houser, ...

In this Weather Wednesday we look at the difference between a fair weather waterspout and a tornadic waterspout.

A family was heading back to dry land when two of the funnel formations suddenly sprung up. “It looked like something from a ...

“It looked like angels flying up to Heaven,” Scheid said. While many believe a waterspout is simply a tornado over water, this is only partially true. Depending on their formation, NOAA says ...

Types of waterspouts (WMBF) By Matt Bullock. Published: Apr. 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM EDT. MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - This week we are going to talk about waterspouts that we see ...

“It really was unreal!” wrote Jeni Scheid, who shared video of the incident with the Bradenton Herald. “Seemed like a movie ...

While fair-weather waterspouts occasionally move onshore, they normally dissipate quickly. The waterspout that moved onshore in Surf City on July 19, 2017, was classified as a fair-weather waterspout.

This is the terrifying moment a waterspout tornado was seen swirling off the coast of Phuket. Footage shows the twister touching down at sea, sparking alarm among tourists who visited the holiday ...

While fair-weather waterspouts occasionally move onshore, they normally dissipate quickly. The waterspout that moved onshore in Surf City on July 19, 2017, was classified as a fair-weather waterspout.

"Generally speaking, a waterspout is a type of tornado that forms over water," Jana Houser, an associate professor of meteorology at Ohio State University, told Newsweek.

While fair-weather waterspouts occasionally move onshore, they normally dissipate quickly. The waterspout that moved onshore in Surf City on July 19, 2017, was classified as a fair-weather waterspout.