Video shows waterspout spinning off the coast of Pensacola
FOX Weather radar showed some shower and thunderstorm activity in the area starting around 8:30 a.m. in the Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout spotted in Pensacola, Florida
Video captures a waterspout moving through Pensacola, Florida on Monday. (Video: @Bledden/Twitter)
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Early morning thunderstorms produced at least one waterspout off the coast of the Florida Panhandle on Monday, with several people capturing nature's beauty on camera.
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Photos and videos from witnesses showed the waterspout near Naval Air Station Pensacola, but many people near the Pensacola Lighthouse also saw it as it spun offshore.
FOX Weather radar did show some shower and thunderstorm activity in the area starting around 8:30 a.m. in the Gulf of Mexico before moving toward Fort McRee and Fort Pickens, and the Pensacola Lighthouse.
A waterspout was reported in the waters off of Pensacola, Florida, on Monday, June 6.
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FOX Weather meteorologist Cody Braud said the radar couldn't pick up the waterspout's velocity because it was reasonably dry.
Waterspout forms in the Florida Panhandle
Waterspout forms over Pensacola Pass in Florida on Monday morning.
According to the National Weather Service, there are two types of waterspouts – fair weather and tornadic.
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A tornadic waterspout typically begins as a tornado spawned by a thunderstorm over land, which then moves out over the water, where it becomes a waterspout.
Tornadic waterspouts may be large and can cause considerable damage to anything in their path. As was the case in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, in March when a waterspout moved onshore and sent beachgoers running for cover.
A waterspout seen off the coast of Pensacola on Monday, June 6, 2022. (Image credit: Charles Asbell)
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Fair weather waterspouts can form during calm weather and usually aren't associated with thunderstorms. Monday's waterspout was likely a fair-weather event.
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According to the National Weather Service in Mobile, Pensacola's forecast was hot with temperatures in the upper 80s with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Large waterspout captured on video in Pensacola Bay, FL
Large waterspout captured on video in Pensacola Bay, Florida on June 6. (Video: Sandy Mahn Watley via Storyful)