A waterspout is a funnel that contains an intense vortex, sometimes destructive, of small horizontal extent and which occurs over a body of water, according to NOAA.

A waterspout formed just a few meters from the watercraft. A short time later, a second twister appeared nearby. Close-up footage of these vortices is very rare.

The first waterspout was seen stemming from a large, dark cloud, while the other began to form. Shah could even see the spout sucking the water up while it moved. Later in the video, the two are ...

A family was heading back to dry land when two of the funnel formations suddenly sprung up. “It looked like something from a movie,” one of them said. transcript “That is so cool. Oh my God ...

Mature Vortex: The waterspout forms from water to cloud. This vortex can rise to a height of several hundred feet or more. Decay: The vortex dissipates as the warm air flow weakens.

On Wednesday, WINK News Weather Watchers and viewers sent in images of a waterspout off of the coast of Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel. Chief Meteorologist Matt Devitt showed multiple angles of it ...