Published: October 16,2015
A waterspout was sighted over Lake Superior Thursday afternoon, east of Marquette, Michigan. Reports on social media show a thin column of water several miles offshore.
(Instagram/Beth Roberts)
The NWS reported a second waterspout in Michigan at 4:40 pm, this time on Lake Huron near the town of Huron Beach.
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The combination of cool air and warmer water leads to vorticity, the same spinning motion found in tornadoes. Waterspouts are actually considered to be tornadoes, simply called waterspouts when over water.
"Waterspouts are actually quite common in the Great Lakes in the fall," said weather.com meteorologist Jonathan Erdman.
(WATCH: Waterspout Hits Mail Truck On Tampa Bay Bridge)
(MDOT/Creig Lambert)
“But waterspouts can happen during the day or night and anytime during the year.”
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