¿ Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2020 May 17 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. A Waterspout in Florida Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Joey Mole Explanation: What's happening over the water? [4]Pictured here is one of the better images yet recorded of a [5]waterspout, a type of tornado that occurs over water. [6]Waterspouts are spinning columns of rising moist air that typically form over warm water. [7]Waterspouts can be as dangerous as [8]tornadoes and can feature wind speeds over 200 kilometers per hour. Some [9]waterspouts form away from [10]thunderstorms and even during relatively fair weather. [11]Waterspouts may be relatively transparent and initially visible only by an unusual pattern they create on the water. The [12]featured image was taken in 2013 July near [13]Tampa Bay, [14]Florida. The [15]Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida is arguably the most active area in the world for [16]waterspouts, with hundreds forming each year. Experts Debate: [17]How will humanity first discover extraterrestrial life? Tomorrow's picture: space reef flyby __________________________________________________________________ [18]< | [19]Archive | [20]Submissions | [21]Index | [22]Search | [23]Calendar | [24]RSS | [25]Education | [26]About APOD | [27]Discuss | [28]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [29]Robert Nemiroff ([30]MTU) & [31]Jerry Bonnell ([32]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [33]Specific rights apply. [34]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [35]ASD at [36]NASA / [37]GSFC & [38]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2005/waterspout_mole_540.jpg 3. https://www.facebook.com/molejoe 4. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201599799065869&set=o.72803244045 5. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/waterspout.html 6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterspout 7. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/waterspout.html 8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110814.html 9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN7ug1zoWWE 10. https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/thunderstorms/faq/ 11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr1gGkykgsw 12. https://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/07/11/photographer-captures-incredible-image-of-massive-waterspout-towering-over 13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n72kbZB9Eo 14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida 15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_ocean 16. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wspwhere.htm 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/debate/debate100th.html 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200516.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 22. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 27. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=200517 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200518.html 29. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 30. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 31. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 32. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 33. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 34. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 35. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 36. https://www.nasa.gov/ 37. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 38. http://www.mtu.edu/