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Recent Examples of waterspout
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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Residents who live on private streets and properties without curbs or gutters don’t qualify for a visit from the Claw.—
Sarah Linn
November 5,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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In these cases, leaves are often required to be piled in the right-of-way rather than street gutter to minimize mess and clogged drains.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Waterspout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterspout. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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