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Waterspout

Waterspouts seen from the beach at Kijkduin near The Hague, the Netherlands on August 27, 2006
A waterspout near Florida

A waterspout is a funnel cloud over water. It is a nonsupercell tornado over water. Waterspouts do not suck up water; the water seen in the main funnel cloud is actually water droplets formed by condensation.[1] It is weaker than most of its land counterparts.[2]

  1. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica (2009). "Waterspout". Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  2. ↑ Glossary of Meteorology. Waterspout. Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2006-10-25.
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