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Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Waterspout comes ashore on New Jersey beach, according to NWS
An uncommon sight along the New Jersey shore Tuesday when a waterspout came ashore onto Island State Park Beach around 10:30 a.m. local time. The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly confirmed that the twister briefly came ashore and became a short-lived landspout . Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
22-07-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Waterspout seen on video near Island Beach State Park in New Jersey
You don't see these every day! At least one waterspout was spotted on video near Island Beach State Park on Tuesday morning. Video posted on Instagram by fisherman Matthew Farrell shows heavy cloud cover and a funnel stretching down to the water and then appearing to continue inland or into the Barnegat Bay. The National Weather Service estimated the waterspout happened around 10:38 a.m. per radar readings. Waterspouts are normally relatively weak compared to a tornado, but can still cause some damage along the beach or flip boats. It wasn't clear if the waterspout made it ashore; if it did, it would technically be defined as a tornado.
New York Times
26-06-2025
- Climate
- New York Times
Florida Boaters Capture Twin Waterspouts Up Close on Video
Living on Florida's Gulf Coast, Jeni Scheid has seen waterspouts before. But on Sunday, when she and her husband, D.J., took their boat out with family and a friend, they saw not one, but two of the funnel formations up close. The group had seen ominous clouds on the horizon and, as rain began to pour, decided to head back to dry land. But then Mr. Scheid pointed out water rising up from the Manatee River about 200 feet away from their 30-foot boat — the 'up-Scheid-down.' 'That's going to be a waterspout,' he said, Ms. Scheid recalled. Sure enough, one funnel came down from a spiraling cloud, and then a second. 'Our brains could not compute what we were seeing,' Ms. Scheid said in an interview. 'It looked like something from a movie.' Ms. Scheid and her husband try to take their boat out on the Manatee River in Bradenton, Fla., every Sunday. This time they went with their four children, a cousin and a friend. 'All the kids were excited, loved it, wanted to get closer,' Ms. Scheid said. The group began taking out their phones to capture the scene. But they did not chase the waterspouts and watched from a distance, Ms. Scheid said. Though awe-inspiring, waterspouts can be dangerous and carry winds that can reach up to 100 miles per hour, according to Austen Flannery, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Tampa Bay, Fla. They are 'pretty common' in Florida in the summer, especially in the Keys, but seeing two at once is 'more infrequent,' he said. There are two types of waterspouts, Mr. Flannery said. One is essentially a 'tornado over water' that spins out of a thunderstorm, similar to what people might see on the Great Plains, he said. The dual waterspouts in Bradenton were 'fair weather waterspouts' that can happen during relatively calm weather when sea breezes collide or the leading edge of a thunderstorm brings a gusty front, Mr. Flannery said. Colder, denser air pushes warmer, more unstable air upward, creating a whirlwind, he said. Mayor Gene Brown of Bradenton and his wife also recorded a dramatic video of the twin waterspouts, which was shared by the Bradenton Police Department. The video also shows drivers stopping on a bridge to watch the funnels. Mr. Brown said the waterspouts caused no damage even though 'they were huge.' The rare brush with two spouts wasn't terrifying for Ms. Scheid once she realized how slowly they were moving, she said. It wasn't a tornado with debris flying, she added. When the boat returned to land, Ms. Scheid was surprised that people standing far away had seen the spouts. She realized that they had to have been huge. 'Every movie, you see when spirits or angels are going up to heaven,' Ms. Scheid said. 'That's what it looked like.' Michael Levenson contributed reporting.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
WATCH: Lightning strike, water spout caught on camera in central Florida
Some isolated weather events struck various parts of central Florida Monday. And a few of them were caught on camera. One of those was in Edgewater, where a homeowner's camera caught the moment lightning truck a tree outside the house. In Waterford Lakes in Orange County, a water spout blew through a pond in someone's backyard, tossing branches around and causing some roof damage. WFTV metrologist David Heckard said the National Weather Service confirmed it was a water spout. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Waterspout forms near Leesburg close to State Road 44, no damage reported
The Brief A waterspout formed over a lake near SR-44 in Lake County on Monday evening but never made landfall. The brief event went unwarned due to radar limitations but was caught on video by locals. Had it crossed onto land, it would have been classified as a tornado. ORLANDO, Fla. - A waterspout was reported along State Road 44 in Lake County on Monday. There was no damage, thankfully, but it was an unwarned tornado that formed over a lake and lifted over a lake. What we know A waterspout formed over a lake near State Road 44 around sunset Monday, creating a dramatic but harmless weather event. The spout was connected to a thunderstorm and did not cause any damage. Because it remained over water and did not touch land, it was not officially classified as a tornado — though meteorologically, it could have been had it moved inland. Local residents Debbie Porter and Savannah Ferguson captured and shared striking video of the phenomenon, which aired on FOX 35. What we don't know It remains unclear exactly how long the waterspout was on the ground or what specific lake it occurred over. Meteorologists have not confirmed the exact strength or duration of the rotation, and the National Weather Service has not issued a post-analysis report. The backstory Waterspouts are typically weak tornadoes that form over water, often in association with developing thunderstorms. They can appear quickly and dissipate just as fast, making them difficult to detect on radar. In this case, the spout was unwarned — likely due to its brief lifespan and the radar's inability to pick up small, transient features over water. This isn't the first time an unwarned waterspout has formed in Central Florida, where afternoon and evening thunderstorms are frequent during the warm months. Such events are typically non-destructive unless they cross onto land, at which point they are reclassified as tornadoes. What they're saying "There was no tornado warning issued, likely because the radar missed the spout as it quickly dropped and lifted. That's common with radar technology," said FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Noah Bergren.. "Had it crossed over land, by definition, it would have become a tornado," Bergren added. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 35 ORLANDO: Download the FOX Local app for breaking news alerts, the latest news headlines Download the FOX 35 Storm Team Weather app for weather alerts & radar Sign up for FOX 35's daily newsletter for the latest morning headlines FOX Local:Stream FOX 35 newscasts, FOX 35 News+, Central Florida Eats on your smart TV The Source This story was written based on information shared by FOX 35 viewers Debbie Porter and Savannah Ferguson, and FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Noah Bergren.
