genoa: TORNADO ON THE SEA THIS EVENING!! o.O

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davide
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genoa: TORNADO ON THE SEA THIS EVENING!! o.O

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totally unexpected!!! this evening at 17.55....image captured by a webcam!!!

the same image in different sizes:

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Orion
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Re: genoa: TORNADO ON THE SEA THIS EVENING!! o.O

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Do these tornadoes/waterspouts happen often? unusual at night-time and this time of year? Great pictures - Thankyou!
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Neat photo alright _b
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RODALCO
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Great capture.
That is a big stormcloud allright.
Nice waterspout
Who put the LED's on the lightning arrestor ?
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davide
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Re: genoa: TORNADO ON THE SEA THIS EVENING!! o.O

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Orion wrote:Do these tornadoes/waterspouts happen often? unusual at night-time and this time of year? Great pictures - Thankyou!
these waterspouts can happen during summer! at these time of the year it's strange...it's a clear signal of the arrival of the cold air mass over the sea...
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Great photos. _b Im suprised that you would get storms like that this close to your winter and that time of day
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davide
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snowstormwatcher wrote:Great photos. _b Im suprised that you would get storms like that this close to your winter and that time of day
we are also surprised!!
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