What amazing morning events we experienced yesterday. During the previous night we had had high winds and rain. In the morning we were watching the seas and sky. We had black clouds surrounding us. In addition we saw many waterspouts forming. The final waterspout reached from the water to the clouds.
According to Wikipedia: "A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex that occurs over a body of water and is connected to a cumuliform cloud. Waterspouts have a 5 part life cycle: 1)formation of a dark spot on the water surface, 2)spiral pattern on the water surface, 3)formation of a spray ring, 4)development of the visible condensation, and 5)decay." We were fortunate to see the total life cycle. We had never experienced this before.
Many boats had trouble with this weather. Some boats dragged anchor, some broke lines, some lost things off their boats, and all had a very rocky night. There were 30 boats in the anchorage in the night. By morning it was down to under 15 as most sought safety in the marina. We were glad we were in the marina.
1 comment:
What amazing pictures ... beautiful! I am glad you were in the marina also. Be safe. Love you.
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