Waterspouts seen from the beach at Kijkduin near The Hague, the Netherlands on August 27, 2006

A waterspout near Florida

A waterspout is a funnel cloud over water. It is a nonsupercell tornado over water. Waterspouts do not suck up water; the water seen in the main funnel cloud is actually water droplets formed by condensation. It is weaker than most of its land counterparts.