In some ways they are similar. The both rotate and have strong winds and form over warm water.
However, there are also major differences.
Waterspouts are much smaller than hurricanes, typically less than 100 yards wide while hurricanes don't get smaller than about 60 miles. Waterspouts are not independent storm systems like hurricanes are.
They generally don't, since the pressure difference isn't that great. They appear to be dark in color and sometimes the same color as water because they are visible due to their condensation funnel, the same as tornadoes. The lower pressure causes the air to cool enough for it to reach its dewpoint and condense. This is the same as with a cloud, except obviously the air is moving very rapidly and you'd want to stay away from a water spout.
Yes. Waterspouts do sometimes move on to land. Most of the time the waterspout will dissipate soon after landfall, but some can persist and cause damage, in which case they are considered tornadoes. Ordinary tornadoes can somtimes form an water and them ove onto land.
Sort of. "Waterspouts" that form on land are called landspouts or simply tornadoes.
Yes if a waterspout moves onto land it becomes a tornado if it doesn't dissipate.
No. A waterspout is a vortex of air, though some water may be sucked into it.
Yes, But if it does make landfall it is a tornado, not a waterspout. the two are really the same except one is on land and the other is on water.
Yes, tornadoes on water are called waterspouts.
Yes. Tornadoes formed over water are called waterspouts.
Waterspouts can be dangerous but it would be very unusual for one to reach EF5 strength. There are two types of waterspout: tornadic waterspouts and fair weather waterspouts. Fair weather waterspouts are the more common variety by far. They form from convection over a warm body of water. They are weaker than true tornadoes, rarely exceeding EF1 strength. They rarely cause damage, but they can be dangerous to people in boats. Tornadic waterspouts are simply tornadoes that happen to be on a body of water. They can be just as strong and just as dangerous as regular tornadoes. One reaching EF5 strength would still be unusual. EF5 tornadoes are rare as it is. It so happens that the regions (at least in the U.S.) where violent tornadoes are most common don't have many large bodies of water. Occasionally, though, a violent tornado has crossed a lake or river and briefly become a waterspout of sorts.
Yes, they can. If they move on to land they are classified as full-fledged tornadoes. Even if they stay one the water they can capsize boats.
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Waterspouts can be found anywhere, its like a dust devil in water, except water, not dust.
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Waterspouts most often form when storms develop over water that is warmer than the air.
No because waterspouts are essentially tornadoes that cross over water; they are vorticies of air. A whirlpool is a vortex that is actually in the water itself.
No. Waterspouts are spinning columns of air, similar to tornadoes. They form as a result of conditions just above the water's surface, rather than in the water itself.
Tornadoes on water are called waterspouts.
It's essentially a tornado over water. While it isn't as strong. The level at which it is, is directly relevant to the power it has. In short, I wouldn't go near it. And probably if you went directly in it.
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Waterspouts occur when a tornado develops over water or moves to water after forming on land. The three types of waterspout are tornadic, non-tornadic and snowspout.
No. Waterspouts, despite their name, do not move sigificant quantities of water. They will create a spray, but nothing more than that. The vast majority of waterspouts never threaten land.