Two tornados off Turkey's Aegean coast on Wednesday caused panic and affected several watercraft and vehicles.
Several sailboats, as well as four automobiles were damaged by the waterspouts in the coastal town of Marmaris in Turkey's southwestern Mugla province.
The town's mayor said no casualties had been reported and damage assessment were ongoing.
Both tornados occurred in the afternoon, roughly 40 minutes apart.
Marina officials told Anadolu Agency that the marina's warning system as well as its employees had alerted all bystanders to seek shelter immediately after the tornado began to form.
They added that dock facilities would continue to operate as usual.
Comment: Less than a week ago another
pair of waterspouts hit southern Turkey before moving inland. Meanwhile a couple of days ago a
huge waterspout was filmed off Salerno, Italy.
Once a rare phenomenon, waterspouts are increasingly common these days in some areas. At the same time, vortexes of water, fire and dust are appearing in very unusual places. See also:
That's pretty clear-cut evidence that cyclonic winds are all essentially electrical in nature. Heat exchange plays a role, but more as a side-effect to the distribution of electric charge potential between mediums - ground-to-air, water-to-air, fire-to-air, whatever.
Comment: Less than a week ago another pair of waterspouts hit southern Turkey before moving inland. Meanwhile a couple of days ago a huge waterspout was filmed off Salerno, Italy.
Once a rare phenomenon, waterspouts are increasingly common these days in some areas. At the same time, vortexes of water, fire and dust are appearing in very unusual places. See also: