Danger Zone: Waterspouts

Grayish-green cloudy sky with a funnel cloud reaching to the ground. Caption: (male narrator) They are sometimes seen as threatening funnel clouds,

They are sometimes seen as threatening funnel clouds descending from stormy skies. Others can be nearly invisible, like a ghostly spiral of wind skimming the sea surface. These eerie columns of rotating air are known as waterspouts and are commonly defined as tornadoes over water. Waterspouts usually develop over warm tropical ocean waters. Part of the "Danger Zone" series.

(Source: DCMP)

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Keywords:
tornadoes, weather

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  • Danger Zone: Waterspouts

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    OER
    Author:
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    Length:
    3 minutes