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waterspout
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waterspout, tornado tornado, dark, funnel-shaped cloud containing violently rotating air that develops below a heavy cumulonimbus cloud mass and extends toward the earth. The funnel twists about, rises and falls, and where it reaches the earth causes great destruction.
..... Click the link for more information.  occurring at sea or over inland waters. The characteristic funnel-shaped cloud is formed at the base of a cumulus-type cloud and extends downward to the water surface, where it picks up spray. Waterspouts are most frequent in tropical regions, but are not uncommon in higher latitudes.


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The storm caused widespread street flooding, increased traffic accidents, water spouts off the coast of Malibu, power outages and prompted several rescues from storm channels, and the rescue of two dogs, one of which was televised live.
STORM DROPS LOTS OF RAIN, SNOW, PROMPTS RESCUES OF TWO DOGS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
A Pacific storm that hit Southern California during the night Monday could dump up to 2 inches of rain today, possibly accompanied by thunder, lightning, hail and ocean water spouts, weather forecasters said.
LOOKS LIKE RAIN PACIFIC STORM SLIDES DOWN TO SOUTHLAND by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Friday's storm system, which originated in the Gulf of Alaska, also brought some irregular conditions to the Southland, Tanabe said, including a water spout caused by a ``very strong'' thunderstorm in the east Santa Barbara Channel.
FRIGID STORM LEAVES SOUTHLAND SHIVERING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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