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It is unlikely, but possible. Waterspouts can move on to land and cause damage, in which case they are considered tornadoes. However, waterspouts are weak compared to ordinary tornadoes, rarely exceeding EF0 strength. An EF0 tornado will cause no mare than superficial damage to most homes. Some occasionally reach EF1 intensity, which will not destroy a home unless it is very poorly constructed.
In some instances, an ordinary tornado can touch down on or move onto water as a tornadic waterspout. These are just as strong as their land-based counterparts and can cause significant damage when they hit land.
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Can waterspouts kill?
Yes, waterspouts can capsize boats. They can also move onto land to become full-fledged tornadoes.
Do waterspouts flood the nearest town?
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.
Are waterspouts usually more dangerous than tornadoes?
No, in fact, they are much less powerful. ----- A waterspout is a tornado that forms over water instead of land. Unless you are on water, in its path, a tornado would be worse, because more people live on land.
How do waterspouts affect peoplels lives?
Waterspouts can pose a hazard to boats, especially small ones. They sometimes will move onto land and cause property damage. Although it is rare, waterspouts can also kill or injure people.
How many categories does a waterspout have?
There are no categories for waterspouts specifically. However, waterspouts that hit land are counted as tornadoes. Tornadoes are rated on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which has six levels from EF0 to EF5. Very few waterspouts are stronger than EF1.
When do waterspouts occur?
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.
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.
Can waterspouts form over swimming pool?
Not really. Waterspouts require a much larger body of water to form, such as a lake. However, there are land based cousins of waterspouts called landspouts. In structure they are more like waterspouts than normal tornadoes. It is possible for one to strike a swimming pool, but it would be purely coincidental.
How many homes did eyjafjallajokull destroy?
500 homes
How are tornadoes related to waterspouts?
Both tornadoes and waterspouts are funnel shaped masses that can destroy structures,injure, and even kill people. waterspouts are even called "water tornadoes". What people often don't know is that there are two kinds of water spouts. Tornadic and non-tornadic. Non-tornadic waterspouts accrue during fair weather while tornadic (like tornadoes) accrue during thunder storms.
How do people destroy land?
by pollution and destroy the land
Is a water tornado stronger than a land tornado?
"Water tornadoes," which are called waterspouts, are divided into two categories. Fair-weather waterspouts, are structured differently and generally weaker than classic tornadoes. Tornadic waterspouts are ordinary tornadoes that happen to be on water, they are just as strong as ordinary tornadoes.
