Amazing waterspout 'tornado' caught on camera off Australia

Dramatic footage filmed from a helicopter by Australia's Channel 7 shows a series of powerful waterspouts near the coastal suburb of Terrigal, on Australia's New South Wales coast. Several powerful columns of swirling air could be seen blasting along the water's surface near the coastline. Channel 7 claimed the spouts reached heights of up to 600 metres (nearly two thousand feet), but dissipated as they neared land. The natural wonders came as strong winds and heavy rain also lashed other parts of the state, causing flash flooding and traffic chaos in Sydney.

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[J PH]

God fishes on land too?

[Hiphopluv01]

That's a beautiful force of nature! :)

[Long Nguyen]

Taste the rainbow lol :D

[TheShadowlin]

People always think waterspouts are less dangerous. An ef2 spout would relocate your dead corpse pretty well... also this footage is awesome. Of the types of tornadoes spouts have always fascinated me. People interested in vorticrs should check out fire tornadoes.

[WhyDontYouJustEatIt]

Who else would have the urge to swim to the top on one!

[Corbin Hamilton]

nice!



[chronicman21]

amazing footage welldone!

[robin schneider]

id rather not die

[whereismom1]

id jump in it

[Flamepwnz]

yeah, for people, houses etc..