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Water spout

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030124

In general, a tornado occurring over water. Specifically, it normally refers to a small, relatively weak rotating column of air over water beneath a Cb or towering cumulus cloud. Waterspouts are most common over tropical or subtropical waters.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030124
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesNOAA National Weather Service Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030124",
  "term": "Water spout",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Water Spout",
  "definition": "In general, a tornado occurring over water. Specifically, it normally refers to a small, relatively weak rotating column of air over water beneath a Cb or towering cumulus cloud. Waterspouts are most common over tropical or subtropical waters.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/water-spout/"
}

Record 29,295 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.