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Waterspouts can form on small lakes, not just oceans.
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What is different about the places where hurricanes start and the places where tornadoes starts?
Hurricanes are tropical storm systems that form only over warn ocean water. Tornadoes are less limited. They usually form on land in temperate climates, but they can occur on water (in which case they are called waterspouts) and in tropical regions.
Do waterspouts happen in summer only?
No. Waterspouts are not strictly a warm-weather phenomenon and can occur at any time of year depending on the region. They form best when cool air sits over warm water, so it is not uncommon to observe them in the fall.
How are tornadoes and waterspouts different?
There are two types of waterspout: tornadic waterspouts and "fair weather" waterspouts. Tornadic waterspouts are normal tornadoes that form from supercells that happen to be on water. However, most waterspouts are of the "fair weather" variety. These waterspouts are weaker than supercell tornadoes and they typically are associated with developing storms while normal tornadoes are produced by very strong mature thunderstorms. Their formation is more like that of dust devils. They form when a line of developing storms or even cumulus clouds with strong convection move into an environment where the water is warmer than the air. The air just above the surface will be warm and naturally tend to rise. If there is weak rotation near the surface it can be taken up into this updraft and intensify. As this happens the ground level updraft becomes one with the higher-level updraft from the developing storm or cloud and the two joined updrafts enhance one another..
Are waterspouts usually more dangerous than true tornadoes?
Waterspouts are often thought to be less "deadly" than tornadoes because there is not really any property for them to pick up/destroy: They generally are not carrying gigantic amounts of debris to cause destruction, and hardly any human lives are at risk. However, they ARE tornadoes - just on water- They have "deadly" winds (think about how heavy all that water is). While fair-weather waterspouts rarely produce winds over 70 mph, tornadic waterspouts can be just as strong as any tornado.
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