A water spout lingered for about 15 minutes on June 26, 2009 between downtown Jacksonville and the Buckman Bridge. Taken from a back yard in Mandarin.
What’s the difference between a water spout and a tornado?
As Defined by the National Weather Service
Waterspout
A violently rotating column of air, usually a pendant to a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud, over a body of water with its circulation reaching the water. In the summer and spring, these phenomena are usually “tornadoes over water” that have been generated by thunderstorms. In the fall months, these most often begin as cold air funnels, being generated by a cold air mass passing over much warmer waters. Such waterspouts are generally much less intense than tornadoes and usually dissipate upon approaching shore.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from the base of a thunderstorm. A condensation funnel does not need to reach to the ground for a tornado to be present; a debris cloud beneath a thunderstorm is all that is needed to confirm the presence of a tornado, even in the total absence of a condensation funnel. It nearly always starts as a funnel cloud and may be accompanied by a loud roaring noise. Tornadoes are classified by the amount of damage that they cause.
I would love to see one of those
That’s my hometown. This video was taken about 5 minutes from my parent’s house. They’re still talking about this on the news!
wow! I’ve never seen one, it must be shocking to see such awsome display of nature’s power!