Waterspouts are rotating columns of air that form over a body of water, extending from the base of a cloud to the water’s surface. If the column does not touch the water, it is considered a ...

This is the terrifying moment a waterspout tornado was seen swirling off the coast of Phuket. Footage shows the twister ...

Waterspouts are a relatively common sight over the waters surrounding the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the weather phenomenon can ...

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. September is one of the most ...

The first kind are tornadic waterspouts, which are literally as they sound, tornadoes over water. They form in the same way as traditional tornadoes and are associated with severe thunderstorms.

More Cineberg/Getty Waterspouts are atmospheric phenomena that form as rotating columns of air beneath thunderstorms over bodies of water. These swirling vortexes belong to the same meteorological ...

How are the two kinds of waterspouts different? Tornadic waterspouts form during severe thunderstorms, with the funnel forming in the clouds and moving down to the water. These can move from land ...

Pat Aleywine said he knew they were about to see something special. “It’s a waterspout trying to form up,” he said on video he recorded of the funnel. “Get ready to have a show.” ...