Short cyclone causes strange waterspout in Kerala harbour; See Video

• The cyclone damaged boats and caused around Rs 3 lakh worth of damage.
• A waterspout is a rotating column of cloudy wind.
• Contrary to what most people think, it doesn’t “spout” from the water.

Cyclones are scary enough on land, but they can be even scarier at sea. The same thing happened when a Short cyclone causes a strange waterspout in the Kerala harbour that damaged a number of boats. Videos of a waterspout spinning in the sky have gone viral, but no one was hurt.

People in coastal towns in Kerala are used to strong winds during the monsoon, but they were surprised to see a huge column of water rising into the sky as a short cyclone formed on its shore.

Videos posted to social media by fishermen and boatmen show boats parked near the harbour hitting each other when the wind is strong. In another video, a few men can be heard yelling at people in small boats who are about to go out to sea and telling them to come back to land to stay safe.

Waterspout in Kerala Harbour; Take a look:

Mathrubhumi says that the cyclone hit the coast at 10:30 a.m., when strong winds and waves damaged boats and blew off their roofs, causing around Rs 3 lakh worth of damage. It only happened for a few minutes. No one was hurt because there were no workers in the boats at the time.

For those who have never seen one, a waterspout is a rotating column of cloudy wind. There are two main types of waterspouts: tornadic waterspouts and fair-weather waterspouts. “Tornadic waterspouts get their start as true tornadoes. Influenced by winds associated with severe thunderstorms, air rises and rotates on a vertical axis,” says National Geographic. Contrary to what most people think, a waterspout doesn’t “spout” from the water. Instead, it comes down from a cumulus cloud in the sky.

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