waterspouts

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I remember standing on Triplett's face and peering out through a salt-glazed port-hole at a world of waterspouts, as thick as forest trees, dancing, melting, crashing upon us.

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  • Three waterspouts were seen a short distance from the ship, and are remarkable as being the first ones mentioned in the log. —  The Life of Captain James Cook
  • Isolated tornadoes and waterspouts are possible over the Florida and extreme South Florida through tonight. —  KWCH - KWCH.com RSS
  • Isolated tornadoes and waterspouts are possible over the Florida Keys and extreme South Florida Wednesday morning. —  Central Florida News 13 - Latest Headlines
  • A recent study in the journal Nature found that volcanic plumes spin like tornadic thunderstorms, a finding which helps to explain the lightning storms, as well as the waterspouts and dust devils produced by some volcanic plumes. —  Lead Stories from AOL
  • Experts say one of the waterspouts, captured in a set of spectacular photos Kaufman snapped that day 10 years ago, was one of the largest recorded. —  RGJ.com - Latest News
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