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Waterspouts usually do not have any significant effect on humans. In many cases the sighting of waterspouts may prompt advisories, frecommending caution to boaters. Waterspouts are generally not as strong as ordinary tornadoes and usually do not approach land. Therefore the primary threat is the potential to capsize small boats. In some cases waterspouts may come ashore and cause damage, but deaths and injuries are rare.
Tornadic waterspouts, oridnary tornadoes that just happen to be on water, are a relatively rare occurence. These waterspouts can be very dangerous, especially if they approach land. One of the worst cases of this was with Sandusyky/Lorain tornado of 1924. This F4 tornado first formed as a waterspout on Sandusky Bay before devastating the city of Sandusky, Ohio. It became a waterspout again on Lake Erie before devstating the city of Lorain. In all, 85 people were killed.
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Liliana Whittaker
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∙ 10y agoPotentially, yes. Waterspouts can move onto land and become tornadoes. Most waterspouts are weaker than a typical tornado, but they can occasionally cause significant damage.
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What is a synonym for waterspout?
A synonym for waterspout would be tornado.
Did a waterspout ever kill anyone before?
Yes. Waterspouts have killed people. In one of the wrosk cases, in 1978 a tornado moved onto Pomona lake in Kansas and became a waterspout. The waterspout capsized a ferry, killing 16 people.
What is a sentence for waterspout?
The water comes out the waterspout.
Can a waterspout destroy a beach house?
Well, yes and no. If the waterspout comes ashore and hits the beach house, it can destroy it. But if the waterspout comes ashore, it is no longer a waterspout - it is a tornado.
Can a waterspout go over land?
A waterspout can transition from water to land but becomes a tornado as long as it is touching land; if it is not touching the ground it would be called a "funnel cloud".
Where is a tornado called a waterspout?
A tornado is called a waterspout anywhere that it forms on water.
How much water can a waterspout pick up?
Depends on the size and strength of the Waterspout.
Is a land spout a waterspout on land?
Yes, a landspout is essentially a waterspout on land.
What is a tornado on water called not waterspouts?
Waterspout is the correct term. If a tornado forms on water by the same mechanisms that it would form on land (i.e. from the mesocyclone of a supercell) it is called a tornadic waterspout.
What do you call a tornado that forms over a calm sea?
A tornado on water is called a waterspout.
What does the word waterspout mean?
Usually the term waterspout refers to a tornado on a body of water.
What is the name given to a tornado over open water?
A tornado that forms on a lake or sea is called a waterspout.
