While fair-weather waterspouts occasionally move onshore, they normally dissipate quickly. The waterspout that moved onshore in Surf City on July 19, 2017, was classified as a fair-weather waterspout.

While fair-weather waterspouts occasionally move onshore, they normally dissipate quickly. The waterspout that moved onshore in Surf City on July 19, 2017, was classified as a fair-weather waterspout.

Weather can be very impressive, and a few visitors to Jamaica experienced this firsthand when a massive waterspout formed in front of them. The clouds were above the choppy water off the coast of ...