6/24/13...Water Spout of loveladies NJ

[Kenny]

Carefull....laungage !!

[Ms Fish]

Cool Kenny but what is it? The beginning of a Tornado?

[Bucktail]

 

[fluke - u]

 ...Very cool post....

[fellinger]

Cool Kenny but what is it? The beginning of a Tornado?

It is essentially a weak tornado over water. I don't think they can last over land. Maybe Matt can give us more insight.

[Pfishingruven]

Cool video!  Was looking for this last night...

It is a waterspout.  There are essentially two types of waterspouts, tornadic and non-tornadic.  In this case, this was a funnel cloud/vortex of water caused by a non-supercell cloud and was not tornadic.  They form due to the difference in temperatures of air aloft and surface air of the water.  These waterspouts are usually weaker, however 75+mph winds can do a lot of damage and they can come ashore.  A waterspout came ashore last night in Tampa, Florida and took trees down and caused major power outages.  Once over land they will either dissipate or if conditions are right could cycle and evolve into a tornadic supercell.  On the other hand, a tornadic supercell with a mesocyclone (the rotating cloud) and wall cloud forming into a funnel cloud can also form over water and continue once over land.  A tornadic waterspout is very dangerous with winds over 80mph and increasing to 200+ mph.

Something to note is that the NWS will only issue a Marine Warning for a waterspout.  They will not usually issue a tornado warning unless the waterspout is coming ashore or is tornadic in nature.

You can also get cold core funnels, landspouts, dust devils, snow devils and fire whirls to name a few.  These are most similar to non-tornadic waterspouts and occur due to temperature gradients!

[Ms Fish]

Interesting to say the least Matt! Thanks! 

[fluke - u]

 ..Thanks for clearing that up Matt....

[Still Running]

Cool video!  Was looking for this last night...

It is a waterspout.  There are essentially two types of waterspouts, tornadic and non-tornadic.  In this case, this was a funnel cloud/vortex of water caused by a non-supercell cloud and was not tornadic.  They form due to the difference in temperatures of air aloft and surface air of the water.  These waterspouts are usually weaker, however 75+mph winds can do a lot of damage and they can come ashore.  A waterspout came ashore last night in Tampa, Florida and took trees down and caused major power outages.  Once over land they will either dissipate or if conditions are right could cycle and evolve into a tornadic supercell.  On the other hand, a tornadic supercell with a mesocyclone (the rotating cloud) and wall cloud forming into a funnel cloud can also form over water and continue once over land.  A tornadic waterspout is very dangerous with winds over 80mph and increasing to 200+ mph.

Something to note is that the NWS will only issue a Marine Warning for a waterspout.  They will not usually issue a tornado warning unless the waterspout is coming ashore or is tornadic in nature.

You can also get cold core funnels, landspouts, dust devils, snow devils and fire whirls to name a few.  These are most similar to non-tornadic waterspouts and occur due to temperature gradients!

That's what I was thinking.

[Pfishingruven]

That's what I was thinking.

   That's OK, when you start talking mechanics, that's my response as well.  I am about as mechanical...well you get the point !

[Still Running]

That's what I was thinking.

   That's OK, when you start talking mechanics, that's my response as well.  I am about as mechanical...well you get the point !

  

[Ms Fish]

That's what I was thinking.

 

[Kenny]

That's what I was thinking.

    

[paul-e]

Cool video.