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Offshore from these areas, the NWS also warned that waterspouts could form.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Every year, in Yoro, Honduras, for example, fish rain down on the city thought to have been sucked into waterspouts.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Video footage of the waterspout and photos of the destruction at Paw Paw Point were reviewed and verified by the NWS.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2025
Falling off the wind to sail around the waterspout.
—Stephen Colbert, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2011
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Every year, in Yoro, Honduras, for example, fish rain down on the city thought to have been sucked into waterspouts.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Video footage of the waterspout and photos of the destruction at Paw Paw Point were reviewed and verified by the NWS.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2025
Falling off the wind to sail around the waterspout.
—Stephen Colbert, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterspout
gutter
Noun
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Beyond pipe replacements, some residents on the east side have been waiting for the city to add sidewalks and underground gutters as many communities still have a ditch gutter system to manage the water, which can be problematic for nearby homes due to flooding risk.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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While some paid to have headstones moved, many stayed in San Francisco and were later used in building projects including gutters and a breakwater.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Waterspout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterspout. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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