Waterspout at Injidup beach right near Swings South Western Australia – May 16 2013
Waterspout at Lake Ouchita in Arkansas - May 30 2013
A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex (usually appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud) that occurs over a body of water, connected to a cumuliform cloud.
Waterspout off of Kefalonia Greece – May 8 2013
In the common form, it is a non-supercell tornado over water. While it is often weaker than most of its land counterparts, stronger versions spawned by mesocyclones do occur.
Waterspouts off of Kermer Turkey – May 13 2013
Waterspout moves over car on the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys U.S. May 22 2013
Many waterspouts form in the tropics.
Waterspout in Corozal Honduras - May 3 2013
Waterspouts off of Green Turtle Cay Abacos Bahamas - May 3 2013
But locations at higher latitude within temperate zones also report waterspouts, such as Europe, New Zealand and the Great Lakes.
Amazing Waterspout near Dubrovnik in Croatia - May 30 2013
Although rare, waterspouts have been observed in connection with lake-effect snow precipitation bands.
Comment: Uhm, say what?! Are they making this up as they go?
Huge Waterspout in Marathon Florida - May 22 2013
Waterspouts have a five-part life cycle: formation of a dark spot on the water surface, spiral pattern on the water surface, formation of a spray ring, development of the visible condensation funnel, and ultimately decay.
Comment: ...and then there were three or four off Nice in the South of France in early June, and another one recently in Louisiana.