Thanks for your expert input and insights as always Shea. It was a strange one, the shortest, fattest waterspout and near shore that I can recall seeing. It is interesting that it levitated hobie cats and shoved some kites around on the surface a bit. Twisters introduce a whole different dynamic in lifting from conventional lateral winds. Hope the exotic weather in the area tones down a little bit, at least that with potential negative impacts. Thanks again!
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Originally Posted by sgibsonfx
Very welcome Rick. Still scratching my head since this was sparked from a convective storm line and originated on land. Shared with some storm chasing/meteorologist colleagues to see what their thoughts were. Those buildings could have had some venturi effects on the outflow to really get that rotation going, but hard to say fer sure. Very interesting none-the-less!
Shea
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