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“Any thunderstorms that develop will likely produce brief heavy rain, gusty outflow winds, small hail and potentially waterspouts or weak, short-lived, tornadoes,” the NWS said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Holding it down causes waterspouts to spin up all around you, dancing on their tails, merging and splitting—the immersiveness comes courtesy of a speaker in the driver’s headrest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Before 4 a.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts and hail was detected near Catalina Island.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

Like tornadoes, waterspouts develop when differing wind directions cause the air in part of a storm cloud to rotate, forming a column of rapidly spinning air that descends down to the surface of the ocean.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

There are huge waterspouts forming not far from The Dessoug.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman