September 8, 2008
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September 29, 2008
Key West, Florida
Photographer states :: This waterspout came right through the Key West harbor
Roger Toombs of Cape Vincent remarked to his wife that "the water's funny out there today," as he looked out on Lake Ontario Monday morning.
Moments later he saw a cloud nearly touching the water, and then a waterspout appeared.
It lasted several minutes as Mr. Toombs snapped a number of digital photos, which he passed along to NewsWatch50.
The waterspout was between the shoreline of Mud Bay and Fox Island. Toombs estimates it was a couple of miles out on the water.
Moments later he saw a cloud nearly touching the water, and then a waterspout appeared.
It lasted several minutes as Mr. Toombs snapped a number of digital photos, which he passed along to NewsWatch50.
The waterspout was between the shoreline of Mud Bay and Fox Island. Toombs estimates it was a couple of miles out on the water.
Waterspout reported over Lake Buchanan
By Hudson Lockett Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 08:55 AM
The Llano County sheriff’s office and the LCRA reported a rare waterspout over Lake Buchanan on Tuesday night, said a meteorologist at the National Weather Service.
Essentially small-scale tornadoes that form over water, waterspouts are common along the southeast U.S. coast, according to the National Weather Service’s tornado FAQ.
“This type of phenomenon for Lake Buchanan, that’s a rare event,” said Robert Blaha, meteorologist and forecaster for the service. No damage had been reported, he said, and the waterspout, which was seen at about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, had dissipated that evening.
The waterspout is unrelated to Hurricane Ike, which is still hundreds of miles away...
By Hudson Lockett Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 08:55 AM
The Llano County sheriff’s office and the LCRA reported a rare waterspout over Lake Buchanan on Tuesday night, said a meteorologist at the National Weather Service.
Essentially small-scale tornadoes that form over water, waterspouts are common along the southeast U.S. coast, according to the National Weather Service’s tornado FAQ.
“This type of phenomenon for Lake Buchanan, that’s a rare event,” said Robert Blaha, meteorologist and forecaster for the service. No damage had been reported, he said, and the waterspout, which was seen at about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, had dissipated that evening.
The waterspout is unrelated to Hurricane Ike, which is still hundreds of miles away...
September 19, 2008
A waterspout was photographed off the South Devon coast as a storm swept inland at the same time, bringing high winds and a downpour.
Alison Heather, 21, a student, photographed the twister from her home in Livermead, Torquay. She said: “It was moving across the bay and you could actually see it was drawing the sea spray up a couple of hundred feet into the air.”
Dave Perry, from Torquay, who photographed the waterspout off Torre Abbey Sands, said: “First of all we thought it was a cloud but then we saw it was actually sucking up the water. I haven’t seen anything like it before in Torbay.” Pleasure-boat skippers reported seeing the waterspout two miles (3km) east of Berry Head, near Brixham. One said: “It was a long, thin formation coming out of the sky and when it was near the surface water was sucked up to meet it....
Alison Heather, 21, a student, photographed the twister from her home in Livermead, Torquay. She said: “It was moving across the bay and you could actually see it was drawing the sea spray up a couple of hundred feet into the air.”
Dave Perry, from Torquay, who photographed the waterspout off Torre Abbey Sands, said: “First of all we thought it was a cloud but then we saw it was actually sucking up the water. I haven’t seen anything like it before in Torbay.” Pleasure-boat skippers reported seeing the waterspout two miles (3km) east of Berry Head, near Brixham. One said: “It was a long, thin formation coming out of the sky and when it was near the surface water was sucked up to meet it....
