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We would like to thank Bruce Bishop for confirming our waterspout forecast model today over Western Lake Erie! icwr.ca
Waterspout off Lakeview Beach in Lorain. 5:34pm #ohwx @neoweather_us
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Waterspouts over parts of the Great Lakes Friday and into Saturday morning. Send us your reports! icwr.ca Forecast maps at: youtu.be/sHrAHR3WPYQ
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Huge waterspout off of Kos Island, Greece (October 12). icwr.ca
IMPACTANTE 🌪️ Impresionante tromba marina esta mañana frente a la Isla de Kos, en Grecia 🇬🇷 #trombamarina Vía @ForecastGreece
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Double waterspout off of Marsala, Italy! Courtesy Ignazio Zichittella. icwr.ca
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Severe weather waterspouts move on land and cause damage at Marsala, Sicily. October 9, 2026 icwr.ca
NOBODY is telling you how bad the storm in Italy really is. A double waterspout hit Marsala, Sicily and came ashore as a tornado. It ripped through homes. Threw cars. Destroyed a school. 11 people injured. 4 of them children. A 70-year-old rushed to Palermo in serious condition. And the storms are still moving across Italy, from Sicily to Rome. This is Europe now. Bookmark this. Then follow, because this season is just getting started. 🌪️
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Waterspout over Georgian Bay this morning. Thank you for confirming our waterspout forecast model! icwr.ca
Nice waterspout under the lake effect showers that developed over the Georgian Bay from the Blue Mountain camera at 11:30 AM. #ONStorm #ONwx
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This Day In Waterspout History - World Record 181 waterspouts over Lake Erie!
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This Day In Waterspout History - Dusk Waterspout! October 7, 2024. Little Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan. You can see the helix spray ring above the water surface. icwr.ca
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ICWR observer pilot David Benna spotted this waterspout today (October 6) off of Big Ambergris Cay, Turks and Caicos. Send us your reports! icwr.ca
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Huge waterspout off of Cala Mesquida, Mallorca, Spain on October 5. Send us your reports! icwr.ca
🌪️ Espectacular tuba davant Cala Mesquida, Mallorca. 📸 Maria Antònia Mas Més informació: ibmeteo.com @AEMET_Baleares @TempsIB3
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Waterspouts sometimes occur inland over a reservoir. Here is one from China on October 4. icwr.ca
A waterspout also appeared at a reservoir in Yunfu, Guangdong.
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Waterspout potential for the first time in a month over parts of the Great Lakes Monday morning! Here is the forecast map for 8 am EDT. icwr.ca #ohwx #onwx #nywx
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Waterspout south of Castaway Cay, The Bahamas today! icwr.ca
Waterspout off of Disney’s Castaway Cay today. 🌪️ @EricBurrisWX
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This Day in Waterspout History September 16, 2022 — Mallorca, Spain. A rare display of quintuple waterspouts captured by Marc Piex. Nature doesn’t line up like this often. icwr.ca
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More waterspouts through the week off the southeast coasts of North America, including South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Send us your reports! Waterspout forecasts at: icwr.ca youtu.be/YYgcXJOK-r8
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This Day in Waterspout History September 15, 2023. Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. Via Jock Williams. icwr.ca
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Thank you for verifying our waterspout forecast model with this waterspout off of Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S. this morning. icwr.ca
Here is video of the waterspout observed earlier off Hilton Head. A big thanks to @ShoreBeachSvc for the capture! #scwx
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Mature waterspout seen in the distance off of Gulf Shores, Alabama. icwr.ca
Waterspout this morning as seen from Gulf Shores/Fort Morgan…
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Waterspout off of Croatia today (September 10). Courtesy Otrow Photography. Send us your reports! icwr.ca
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Waterspout Close Call! A boat narrowly misses this waterspout off of Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy today! icwr.ca
A waterspout in the Santa Margherita Ligure and Rapallo area (Genoa, Italy)🇮🇹
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