What is a waterspout and what would happen if an object or even a person was to get caught in it?
In: Physics
They are a weaker tornado like vortex that develops over water. The word is often sometimes used for over-water tornadoes, but most water spouts are not the same thing, and also don’t require a severe thunderstorm to generate. They are usually significant weaker than tornadoes, not exceeding EF0, so they likely wouldn’t blow you over quite like a tornado, but they could potentially still capsize a boat or force you into the water.
There are videos on youtube of boats going near or into them, if you are interested.
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