Watch as Fort Myers beachgoers run for safety as waterspout moves onshore

Name: Fort Myers beachgoers run for safety as waterspout moves onshore
Uploaded: 2022-03-12T15:04:13-05:00
Duration: 1 min 11 s
Description: Severe storms moved through Florida on Saturday morning, causing damage to areas across the state. Just after noon in Fort Myers, beachgoers were in for a surprise as they watched as a waterspout form.

Waterspout moves onshore in Fort Myers Beach, Florida

Fort Myers beachgoers ran for safety on Saturday as a waterspout moved onshore in Florida.

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – Severe storms moved through Florida on Saturday morning, causing damage to areas across the state.

Just after noon in Fort Myers, beachgoers were in for a surprise as they watched as a waterspout form.

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"It looks like Satan is about to pop out of these [. . .] clouds," Melissa Moore said while filming the weather on the beach.

Waterspout forms off Fort Myers Beach, FL. (Nick Van De Berg)

Moments later, the waterspout moved onshore, flipping chairs and sending people running.

Officials reported damage to a nearby resort.

Fort Myers beachgoers run for safety as waterspout moves onshore

Severe storms moved through Florida on Saturday morning, causing damage to areas across the state. Just after noon in Fort Myers, beachgoers were in for a surprise as they watched as a waterspout form.