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Yes it is a tornado over the water. However it is easier for a tornado to form over water and is generally smaller and weaker.
Waterspouts are generally not officially counted as tornadoes unless they hit land.
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Where is a tornado called a waterspout?
A tornado is called a waterspout anywhere that it forms on water.
What do you call a tornado that forms over a calm sea?
A tornado on water is called a waterspout.
What is the name given to a tornado over open water?
A tornado that forms on a lake or sea is called a waterspout.
What is a synonym for waterspout?
A synonym for waterspout would be tornado.
What is a synonym for tornado?
waterspout
What do you call a tornado on the ocean?
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.
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.
What do you call a tornado over a body of water?
A tornado over water is called a waterspout.
What tornado develops om the surface of oceans?
A tornado on a body of water is called a waterspout.
It can change into a water spout?
A tornado that moves onto water becomes a waterspout.
What is the name of the tornado in Tenerife?
The tornado (or more properly, waterspout) was not given a name as tornadoes are not named.
