MARTIN COUNTY — The waterspout witnessed Tuesday afternoon just offshore of Stuart Beach moved onshore as a tornado and was on the ground for only two to three minutes before dissipating into a funnel cloud. The storm was first spotted as a waterspout around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, National Weather Service Melbourne Meteorologist Tony Cristaldi said.…
2 More Tornadoes Confirmed in Massachusetts
Two more tornadoes have been confirmed to have hit Massachusetts during Tuesday’s storms. National Weather Service officials confirmed Wednesday that Norton, Massachusetts, and Lincoln, Rhode Island, were were hit by tornadoes; meanwhile, Sandwich, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod was hit with a waterspout/tornado. Friday, the National Weather Service confirmed tornadoes in Hardwick and Hubbardston. The same…
Waterspout, not tornado, confirmed in Sandwich
SANDWICH — It may have looked more like Kansas than Massachusetts Tuesday near the Cape Cod Canal. Several people took photos and videos of what appeared to be tornadoes touching down on the water at various locations including near the Bourne Bridge and all the way to Town Neck Beach in Sandwich. But, despite reports…
Possible tornadoes spotted throughout Myrtle Beach area Sunday
The National Weather Service issued several tornado warnings for Horry County on Sunday, and residents spotted what appeared to be waterspouts and funnel clouds around Myrtle Beach. In a tweet Sunday afternoon, WPDE forecaster Ed Piotrowski shared a video and noted: “A waterspout came ashore north of 21st avenue in Myrtle Beach and became a…
Waterspout moves to land, making it Eureka area’s first tornado since 1998
A waterspout over Humboldt Bay made its way onto land on Thursday, Jan. 25, turning it into Eureka County’s first tornado since 1998, the National Weather Service said. The waterspout developed around 4:40 p.m. and moved its way through the Woodley Island Marina, dissipating about a minute later. Security cameras captured the waterspout blasting through…
At least 3 tornadoes tore through western Maine, weather service says
The National Weather Service in Gray confirmed Sunday that three tornadoes, and possibly a fourth, touched down Saturday in western Maine, causing extensive damage to homes and boats in Denmark, forcing the evacuation of a campground in Bridgton, and knocking out power to thousands of homes. The weather service is also investigating whether two separate…
National Weather Service: EF-0 tornado/waterspout hit near Campbellsport Monday night
CAMPBELLSPORT — The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-0 tornado hit near Campbellsport in Fond du Lac County Monday night, June 12th. It happened around 7:15 p.m. NWS officials said this was a waterspout over Kettle Moraine Lake — with estimated winds at 80 miles-per-hour. It is important to mention, winds were around 70mph…
NWS confirms 7 tornadoes touched down in DC area on April 6
WASHINGTON – The National Weather Service now says a total of seven tornadoes touched down in the DC area earlier this month, after initially confirming three. A line of severe thunderstorms was responsible for producing the tornadoes on April 6. There were numerous reports of straight-line wind damage from central Virginia through northern Virginia and…
Arlington Tornado Struck the Pentagon, Followed I-395 Into DC: Report
ARLINGTON, VA — The tornado that wreaked havoc in Arlington and D.C. on April 6 took a path that is familiar to many local commuters, traveling largely along Interstate 395 across the Potomac River. The National Weather Service just released their preliminary damage survey results from the outbreak of seven tornadoes in the D.C. area…
Families frustrated after two EF-1 tornadoes hit Charlotte Co.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY – The National Weather Service confirmed two EF-1 tornado touched down in Charlotte County overnight. The NWS reports the wind reached 100 miles per hour and hit 0.2 miles outside of Punta Gorda. The other tornado started as a waterspout on the Intracoastal waterway racing in from the Gulf of Mexico before making…