Off Topic: Pictures of tornado/waterspout I witnessed. Some great pics inside!!

[88gta350]

This has nothing to do with trains, so be forewarned. My family and I were on vacation in the Outer Banks last week and witnessed a series of about 5 or 6 waterspouts form out over the ocean and paralell the shore. They were only a couple hundred yards off shore. We got some great pics of them and thought I'd share for those interested. A scaled down sample of one of the pics is posted below, full size 5 megapixel pics are in the links. Enjoy!

Dial-up beware!






http://home.comcast.net/~dfm1018/tornado1a.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~dfm1018/tornado6a.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~dfm1018/tornado2a.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~dfm1018/tornado3a.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~dfm1018/tornado4a.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~dfm1018/tornado5a.jpg

[Anonymous]

Cool shots, but it lloks awful close to you guys. I don't know if I would have hung around that nearby.

[dharmon]

Very nice shots!

Dan

[Junctionfan]

Did that little finger touch down in the water?

[Anonymous]

Wow, in my years of weather-watching, that has to be some of the coolest shots I've seen thus far.

uspscsx

[Trainnut484]

WOW [:0]!! Great pics! [tup] As said above, I wouldn't be brave to be that close. You'd probably see blurred pics of my feet running as far away as I can.

Take care,

Russell

[miniwyo]

WOW! Those are awesome shots!!!

[88gta350]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dthurman

Cool shots, but it lloks awful close to you guys. I don't know if I would have hung around that nearby.

We were at a campground, so the only shelter we would have had would have been a tent. I don't think that would have done much, so we just stood around and watched. They stayed a couple hundred yards off shore. I had my son with me, so believe me at the first sign of danger I would have been hightailing it somewhere!

[88gta350]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan

Did that little finger touch down in the water?

There were a total of about 6 waterspouts that day, within the span of about 30-40 minutes. They'd form to our south, where you can see the finger in the one pic, and move north parallel to the shore and grow larger as they came closer. There was a spot directly in front of us that as soon as they crossed that spot, they just fizzled out, within a matter of seconds - gone. As one was fizzling out, another one would be forming and starting the trek to the north, which is what you see in that one pic.

[espeefoamer]

Those pictures are cooool,especially the ones showing two waterspouts[8D]!

[Anonymous]

Spectacular!

[Puckdropper]

Sounds very cool. I'll look at the pictures if I remember when I get back to my T1 line at school... :-)

[Anonymous]

Crazy pictures....I liked them very much.

[adrianspeeder]

Cool shots, but I was less then a quarter mile from a twister, and I don't care to be arround one again.

Adrianspeeder

[Anonymous]

Are they as noisy as a tornado?

[88gta350]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dthurman

Are they as noisy as a tornado?

We actually couldn't hear them at all that I can remember. The noise of the waves crashing on the beach along with the regular windy conditions drowned out any noise they were making.

[Anonymous]

Where in the Outer Banks was that? I spent 10 days down in Avon on Hatteras Island last month.

[Anonymous]

I love Sever Weather season. That's pertty cool when you catch Two Twisters out of just one Thunderstorm,Totaly cool.

[88gta350]

QUOTE: Originally posted by radivil

Where in the Outer Banks was that? I spent 10 days down in Avon on Hatteras Island last month.

It was in Waves, which is right next to Rodanthe, about half way down Haterras Island. You would have driven through them to get to Avon.

[Anonymous]

Nice pics, but i dont think i would be that close, living here in kansas we get enough tornadoes!!!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 88gta350

QUOTE: Originally posted by radivil

Where in the Outer Banks was that? I spent 10 days down in Avon on Hatteras Island last month.

It was in Waves, which is right next to Rodanthe, about half way down Haterras Island. You would have driven through them to get to Avon.

Yeah I know where Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo is. That 15 miles between Salvo and Avon seems a lot longer than 15 miles.