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Waterspout caught on film near Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Maryland

Chris Montcalmo
NottinghamMD.com
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:49 UTC
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A wild weather phenomenon was caught on video in Maryland over the weekend.

At just before 3 p.m. on Saturday, Tessa Gunnell captured amazing footage of a waterspout while crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

In the video, the waterspout can be seen spinning and kicking up spray, and at one point there almost appears to be a second vortex.

Tornadic waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water, or move from land to water, according to NOAA. They have the same characteristics as a land tornado.

The amazing footage can be viewed below, via meteorologist Justin Berk's YouTube channel...

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Tobago fisherman marvels at 'biggest' waterspout ever

Elizabeth Gonzales
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:31 UTC
Fisherman Romell Rivers points to where a waterspout developed over Store Bay on Monday morning.
© David ReidFisherman Romell Rivers points to where a waterspout developed over Store Bay on Monday morning.
A Tobago fisherman was left in awe on Monday morning after a huge waterspout developed over the western end of the island.

National Geographic describes a waterspout as "a column of rotating, cloud-filled wind. A waterspout descends from a cumulus cloud to an ocean or a lake. Waterspouts are similar to tornadoes but are usually smaller and less intense."

The waterspout was spotted just after 9 am by motorists and residents near the Store Bay area.

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Municipality of Uberlândia in Brazil floods after 35 mm of rain in 30 minutes, roads turn into rivers

Abhishek Pratap
playcrazygame.com
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:56 UTC
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The rain that fell this Sunday afternoon (17) in Uberlândia caused flooding, falling trees and an infiltration caused the opening of a store at the Center Shopping.

According to the Fire Department, the Central region was the most affected with 35.2 mm of rain accumulated in about 30 minutes. Last Friday (15), Inmet issued a new storm alert for the Triângulo and Alto Paranaíba regions.

Avenida Rondon Pacheco, at the height of Bairro Santa Maria, was flooded and some cars were dragged by the flood. The pressure of the current came to form waves, but still people took risks in the middle of the current.

In Bairro Umuarama there was a record of hailstorms, as well as in Bairro Marta Helena, which also registered a windstorm.

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2 killed, 3 injured by lightning strike in Himachal Pradesh, India


Hindustan Times
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:49 UTC
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Two people were killed and three others sustained serious injuries when they were hit by lightning here on Sunday, police said.

The incident occurred in Behrha village under Khairighat area of the district, they said.

SHO of Khairighat Police Station Rajkumar Singh said some villagers were grazing cattle when it started raining. They took shelter under a mango tree and were struck by lightning.

The five injured were taken to a health centre where Santosh Kumar (45) and Chandan (30) were declared dead by the doctors, he said.

The other three were referred to Bahraich Medical College, he added.
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The island of Corfu, Greece in "state of emergency" after storm causes extensive destruction


Keep Talking Greece
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:47 UTC
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The island of Corfu was declared in "state of emergency" late on Thursday after torrential rains flooded homes and businesses, destroyed infrastructure, agriculture and live stock thus endangering human lives. 69 people in total had to be evacuated with boats or helicopters as they were trapped in the floods.

Many villages in central and south Corfu are without electricity on Friday morning, in some areas the water supply has been cut, too.

Roads were turned into rivers, stone bridges collapsed, streams and rivers swell, and many vehicles were swept away from the rushing waters when stormy weather front Ballos struck the island.


Comment: Elsewhere on the same day in the country: Heavy rainfall floods streets in Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece - 10 inches of rain in a few hours turns roads into rivers

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Waterspouts filmed over Lake Erie

Avery Williams
Cleveland19.com
Sun, 17 Oct 2021 12:30 UTC
This waterspout sighting took place Sunday in Euclid.
© La Shunda Wells Lewis via FacebookThis waterspout sighting took place Sunday in Euclid.
The National Weather Service has issued a special marine warning following reports of waterspouts forming over Lake Erie on Sunday.

Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create hazardous waters.

Some of the waterspouts were caught on camera. Check out these photos and videos posted to social media.

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'Rare,' ominous tornado-like waterspout stuns locals in Cienfuegos, Cuba

Benedict Brook
Herald Sun
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:12 UTC
Waterspout Was Seen off the Coast of Cienfuegos in Cuba
The waterspout seen off the coast of Cienfuegos in Cuba.
A "rare" and dangerous tornado-like waterspout has hit in a bay on the south coast of Cuba.

The sinister looking meteorological event saw the spout descend from dark, ominous clouds at around 5pm on Saturday Cuba time, close to the city of Cienfuegos.

News agency Reuters reported that the long lasting and huge waterspout was a "rare" occurrence. Indeed, very few are usually seen around Cuba. However, at least three such waterspouts have now been reported in and around Cienfuegos Bay over the last four months.

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Spring blizzard hits the province of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina


Metsul.com
Sun, 17 Oct 2021 13:31 UTC
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Ushuaia on October 16
Heavy snow is registered this Saturday in Ushuaia and other areas of Tierra del Fuego with cold air that will reach southern Brazil on Tuesday.

A blizzard has hit southern Argentina since late morning this Saturday. The flakes began to fall in the city of Ushuaia around five in the morning and since then the white precipitation has not stopped. The snow intensified at times and fell hard, which brought accumulation and whitened the city of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego.

According to data from the Ushuaia airport, snow was heavy in the early afternoon of this Saturday with a temperature between 0ºC and 1ºC. Since the end of the night, the temperature in Argentina's southernmost city has barely fluctuated, varying between -1ºC and 1ºC. Meteorologist Nacho Lopez Amorim, from the National Weather Service, described the snowfall for the second half of October on his social networks as "impressive".

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Five missing as floods, landslides hit central Vietnam


VnExpress.net
Sun, 17 Oct 2021 12:36 UTC
Border guards in Quang Tri Province set up a barrier to prevent people from entering a dangerous area under heavy rain, October 17
© Quang HaBorder guards in Quang Tri Province set up a barrier to prevent people from entering a dangerous area under heavy rain, October 17,
At least five people have been reported missing since Saturday after prolonged downpours triggered floods and landslides in the central provinces.

Among the missing are two each in Nghe An and Thua Thien-Hue and one in Quang Tri.

A combination of cold spell, tropical convergence and windward terrain of the Truong Son mountain range has caused torrential rains in the central region since Saturday with rainfall ranging from 70 to 150mm.

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Huge waterspout filmed in Telangana, India


Telangana Today
Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:54 UTC
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A waterspout unusual in these areas, occurred in Lower Manair Dam leaving the locals spellbound.

Waterspouts, which usually occur over warm tropical ocean waters, occurred in the backwaters of LMD near Vachunur of Thimmapur mandal on Saturday evening.

Local people enjoyed watching the wonder that happened in the LMD waters. While some of them took pictures of the wonder, others captured videos on their mobile phones.

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