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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bishop

Extraordinary close-up video of double water spouts look like something from Hollywood disaster movie

A pair of huge waterspouts that formed over Tampa, Florida were caught on camera by on-lookers in extraordinary close-up footage.

Passengers on a boat on the Manatee River captured the apocalyptic-like moment on Sunday (22 June), as cries of “oh my god”, and “oh s***” can be heard in the background.

Waterspouts, essentially tornadoes over water, can form when gusts of dense air from a thunderstorm crash into a sea breeze.

The weather phenomenon is common during Florida’s warmer months; however, the double sighting has been called “pretty rare” by Stephen Shiveley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

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