waterspouts
Tornadoes over water
Waterspouts are rotating columns of water and spray that form over bodies of water, essentially tornadoes over seas or lakes.
They descend from storm clouds in a funnel shape, drawing water upward: We watched a waterspout form over the bay.
The term also refers to pipes or spouts that discharge water, as from a roof gutter.
Cone directing flow
- columnVertical structural element
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- rotationTurning on an axis
formation · vortex · updraft · downdraft · dissipation · lifecycle · tornadic · fair-weather
Violent rotating windstorm
Dense, billowing cloud type
- cumulonimbusTowering storm-producing cloud
- supercellRotating severe thunderstorm
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
humidity · temperature · precipitation · thunderstorm · squall · gust · barometric · doppler
Of the sea
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- boaterStiff straw hat
sailor · shipping · navigation · avoidance · capsizing · damage · debris · destruction
Astonishingly beautiful or exciting
- spectacularStrikingly impressive to behold
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
mesmerizing · photogenic · towering · swirling · dancing · ethereal · otherworldly · impressive
funnel
Cone directing flow
- columnVertical structural element
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
rotation · formation · vortex · updraft · downdraft · dissipation · lifecycle · tornadic · fair-weather · landfall
tornado
Violent rotating windstorm
cumulus
Dense, billowing cloud type
- cumulonimbusTowering storm-producing cloud
- supercellRotating severe thunderstorm
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
instability · humidity · temperature · precipitation · thunderstorm · squall · gust · barometric · doppler · radar
maritime
Of the sea
boater · sailor · shipping · navigation · avoidance · capsizing · damage · debris · destruction · danger
breathtaking
Astonishingly beautiful or exciting
- spectacularStrikingly impressive to behold
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
majestic · mesmerizing · photogenic · towering · swirling · dancing · ethereal · otherworldly · impressive · magnificent
- coastal weatherdrizzle, overcast, ocean breeze, cloudy skies, rainfall
- natural wondersnorthern lights, aurora borealis, auroras, rainbows, Great Barrier Reef
- open seaocean, sea, high seas, open ocean, deep blue
- grotesquesgargoyles, grotesques, demons, chimeras, hybrid creatures
- sea phenomenawaves, tides, currents, storm surges, rogue waves
- sea weathersea fog, gale warnings, coastal weather, storm surge, wave height
waterspoutscalm seas
Flat, waveless ocean
still air · clear skies · still water · doldrums · fair weather
waterspoutsdownpour
Intense precipitation event
rain · precipitation · rainfall · waterfalls