The itsy bitsy spider

olishea

I don't understand, is water being pulled up?! what causes this?

jeff hammond

I don't understand, is water being pulled up?! what causes this?

the water isn't being sucked up in a way it might appear.. (as if that's a giant column of water- it's air circulating there as opposed to water)

i think it has something to do with the cloud forming over water (lake evaporating into a cloud).. not really sure though.

awesome vid though.. good visuals with funny commentary- what's not to like

Daniel

From Wikepedia:

A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex (usually appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud) that occurs over a body of water, connected to a cumuliform cloud. In the common form, it is a non-supercell tornado over water. While it is often weaker than most of its land counterparts, stronger versions spawned by mesocyclones do occur. Waterspouts do not suck up water; the water seen in the main funnel cloud is actually water droplets formed by condensation.

olishea

@daniel said:

From Wikepedia:

A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex (usually appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud) that occurs over a body of water, connected to a cumuliform cloud. In the common form, it is a non-supercell tornado over water. While it is often weaker than most of its land counterparts, stronger versions spawned by mesocyclones do occur. Waterspouts do not suck up water; the water seen in the main funnel cloud is actually water droplets formed by condensation.

Thanks for clearing that up!! There really are some spectacular weather phenomena in the US! We just complain about the occasional bit of rain in the UK.

Rodentpete

@olishea said:

Thanks for clearing that up!! There really are some spectacular weather phenomena in the US! We just complain about the occasional bit of rain in the UK.

Ahem! Also from Wikipedia -

@unknownuser said:

While the United Kingdom has more reported tornadoes, relative to its land area, than any other country excluding the Netherlands, the vast majority are weak.

olishea

I stand corrected. Never seen a tornado in my life but hey! I'll keep my eyes open from now on

jeff hammond

@olishea said:

I stand corrected. Never seen a tornado in my life but hey! I'll keep my eyes open from now on

haha.. yeah. you might of simply missed seeing one in the past because you had your eyes closed

Chris Fullmer

@unknownuser said:

haha.. yeah. you might of simply missed seeing one in the past because you had your eyes closed

raineysky

When I worked offshore in the Gulf of Mexico you would see waterspouts often. It got kinda scary while working in the Derrick 120' in the air and the spout is heading your way

Daniel

As awesome as a waterspout may look, I don't think it can hold a candle to a SHARKNADO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwsqFR5bh6Q

olishea

@daniel said:

As awesome as a waterspout may look, I don't think it can hold a candle to a SHARKNADO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwsqFR5bh6Q

And there I was thinking someone had actually recorded a shark being whipped up in a tornado.

@unknownuser said:

@olishea said:

I stand corrected. Never seen a tornado in my life but hey! I'll keep my eyes open from now on

haha.. yeah. you might of simply missed seeing one in the past because you had your eyes closed

Ah of course!!

I still can't quite believe the UK tornado fact, they must be talking about those pathetic tiny ones you see on beaches. A vacuum cleaner is more powerful!!