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Waterspout off Cabo San Lucas

NOAA "In most cases, waterspouts which make landfall are much weaker than tornadoes, produce little or no damage, and dissipate quickly. Once on land, they tend not to be a great threat to life and property."

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Freak Weather Over Cabo

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Cabo has experienced some heavy rain recently and the bad weather brought some unusual weather conditions.


This is a stunning photo of a waterspout that formed during the bad weather. (Photo courtesy of Gringo Gazette)


Waterspouts fall into two categories: fair weather waterspouts and tornadic waterspouts.


Tornadic waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water, or move from land to water. They have the same characteristics as a land tornado. They are associated with severe thunderstorms, and are often accompanied by high winds and seas, large hail, and frequent dangerous lightning.


Fair weather waterspouts usually form along the dark flat base of a line of developing cumulus clouds. This type of waterspout is generally not associated with thunderstorms. While tornadic waterspouts develop downward in a thunderstorm, a fair weather waterspout develops on the surface of the water and works its way upward. By the time the funnel is visible, a fair weather waterspout is near maturity. Fair weather waterspouts form in light wind conditions so they normally move very little.


If a waterspout moves onshore, the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning, as some of them can cause significant damage and injuries to people. Typically, fair weather waterspouts dissipate rapidly when they make landfall, and rarely penetrate far inland.


There are no reports of this particular waterspout developing into a full blown tornado but it sure does show the variety of interesting weather that we get here in Cabo during summer.

 

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