Since they form from severe thunderstorms and can be far more intense, faster, and longer-lived than fair weather waterspouts, they are more dangerous.
en.wikipedia.org Under this hypothesis, waterspouts or tornados transport animals to relatively high altitudes, carrying them over large distances.
en.wikipedia.org Cumulonimbus clouds, commonly called thunderheads, can produce high winds, torrential rain, lightning, gust fronts, waterspouts, funnel clouds, and tornadoes.
en.wikipedia.org Challenges experienced were storms requiring numerous boat repairs, waterspouts, adverse currents and whirlpools.
en.wikipedia.org The waterspout proceeded to strike several other boats with weaker winds.
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