Dramatic tornado video: Rare twin twisters sweep through Japan - Nov 14, 2012

A massive waterspout and a tornado have swept through the western region of Japan on Wednesday. No injuries or damages were reported.

Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV showed dramatic footage of a large waterspout over the ocean in Wakayama Prefecture. According to the meteorological agency, the waterspout lasted about 10 minutes and disintegrated before arriving on land.

Additionally, around the same time as the tornado developed in Wakayama, a smaller tornado was witnessed in Ishikawa Prefecture after a hail storm and lightning shook the town. Tornadoes are relatively rare in Japan.(Video courtesy: Fuji TV)



Source: RT

Rare natural phenomenon: 5 Waterspouts on Lake Michigan

A photographer captured five simultaneous waterspouts over Lake Michigan Saturday, August 19, 2012.

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. In the common form, it is a non-supercell tornado over water.

Waterspouts do not suck up water; the water seen in the main funnel cloud is actually water droplets formed by condensation.



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Incredible Waterspout filmed on Sochi shoreline Russia

Witnesses were able to film a huge waterspout moving along the shoreline near the Russian coastal city of Sochi.

It closely passed vessels at sea before hitting the city with heavy rain and hail. There are no reports of damages.



Source RT