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Intense waterspouts spin uncontrollably atop the water, threatening to wreck anything in its path.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Experts have said the conditions were ripe for a waterspout.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
These October waterspouts fall in line with seasonal activity, as fair weather waterspouts typically fall between August and October, according to the weather service.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
Sometimes waterspouts are visible from the shoreline.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2024
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Experts have said the conditions were ripe for a waterspout.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
These October waterspouts fall in line with seasonal activity, as fair weather waterspouts typically fall between August and October, according to the weather service.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
Sometimes waterspouts are visible from the shoreline.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Waterspout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterspout. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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