Two water spouts reported offshore
Jon Guida
This waterspout was photographed by Jon Guida on Isle of Palms near the Windjammer around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. It lasted approximately 5 to 10 minutes.
Reader Burke Limbach took this picture of a water spout over Sullivan's Island from the Charleston Harbor Marina Tuesday morning.
Two water spouts were reported east of the Cooper on Tuesday at about 7:45 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
The first water spout was seen about a mile southeast of Sullivan's Island. The second one was spotted about a mile offshore from Isle of Palms, the Weather Service said.
Water spout photo captured from a boat in Charleston Harbor Tuesday morning by Andy Winter.
Isle of Palms Police Lt. Ray Wright witnessed the water spout there, which he said lasted about two minutes. "It was pretty neat. They are always interesting to watch," Wright said. "It went away as quickly as it was spotted," he said.
He said the water spout came as close as 500 yards from shore before it dissipated back up into the clouds.
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Hooch (anonymous) says...
Water spouts have been banned on Folly Beach
July 21, 2009 at 9:51 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
standupserf (anonymous) says...
Hey folks - a bit more clarity on the duration of this water spout - start to finish it lasted a good 20 minutes. I was in the water this AM at 8th Street on IOP surfing with friends - there was a heavy band of rain forming about a mile offshore at about 7:20 shortly thereafter a small cone formed from the clouds above the water. The water below the small cone showed heavy disruption ( the area of water impacted looked to be about the size of a football field). The small cone and water disruption lasted for about 5 - 7 minutes... after about 10 minutes the cone lengthened and became more tubular. 10-12 minutes later the tube widened and the water disruption intensified significantly... 12-15 minutes later the waterspout tube appeared to run from the water to the clouds above and began approaching land... 15-20 minutes after it first appeared the waterspout began to disintegrate and lose strength.
July 21, 2009 at 9:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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