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cwydro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-13-10 02:47 PM
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Waterspout in Key West, minutes ago
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-13-10 02:50 PM
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1. My dear cwydro!
My god, woman, will you please stay safe???

It is a great pic, I have to say...

Does this storm have a name?

:scared:

:hug:
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cwydro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-13-10 02:54 PM
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2. Just a summer thunderstorm.
This time of year they spawn waterspouts frequently.

They rarely come on land, but can be a danger to boats, aircraft, shipping. Hard to tell from the pic, but that is over water. Key West is only 2 by 4 miles in land roughly. We can see the crise ships from the airport lol!

It is very nasty looking outside now though...
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Pool Hall Ace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-13-10 06:08 PM
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3. My husband told me about one he saw at Holden Beach, NC years ago
I had never heard of waterspouts before, so the whole idea seemed pretty freaky to me. Now that I've read up on them, I find them to be a fascinating weather phenomenon! :D
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cwydro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-13-10 06:11 PM
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4. Yeah, usually over water like the ocean
but they are made up of fresh water, not salt.
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Inchworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-13-10 06:19 PM
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5. Cool!
Here is one of my favorite pictures. I had the newspaper cliping on fridge for a loong time.

Miami


Be safe :)

:hi:
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MissHoneychurch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-14-10 07:29 AM
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6. Wow
that looks scary
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-14-10 08:33 AM
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7. cool!
I love a good thunderstorm.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-14-10 09:38 AM
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8. isn't that amazing? nt
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