There is, in fact, a "waterspout season" for Lake Michigan. The months of September, October and early November are considered waterspout season as that's when Lake Michigan is is at its warmest.

Remember that storm that blew through southeast Wisconsin Saturday afternoon, September 22nd? After it doused our part of the state, it pushed out over Lake Michigan where it spawned a waterspout.

WISCONSIN (CBS 58 ... captured a fantastic view of one from Warnimont Golf Course in Cudahy. Prime waterspout conditions are present over Lake Michigan today. Lake Michigan is very warm ...

Our sister station WTMJ in Milwaukee, WI reported on waterspout sightings. What happens is cold air travels over the relatively warm open waters and creates this large temperature difference then ...

At least two waterspouts were seen over Lake Michigan on Thursday, near the Wisconsin border ... appears to be a single, merged, waterspout: ...