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The History of Waterspouts
Early 19th century drawing
The coiling waterspout seen from the Burrawong
Waterspout November 7th 1857
Three waterspouts in the Straits of Malacca
Waterspout April 12, 1780
Off the shore of Nice, France.
Waterspouts have been recorded as early as 1456, when a waterspout came ashore near Ancona and traversed Italy from east to west as a tornado before reaching the sea again near Pisa. The storm was about 2 miles wide, "whirling in circles with intense velocity". Records have been kept in the form of paintings, drawings as well as photographs.
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