Meteorologists in the Chicago area issued a special marine warning — ordinarily reserved for thunderstorms and warm-season waterspouts — for the spout-producing snow squall.

When forecasters said a week ago that conditions were right for a waterspout outbreak over the Great Lakes, they didn’t know just how high those numbers would soar. Between Oct. 21 and Oct. 26, there ...

A rare “sextuplet” of waterspouts was recently spotted amid an “outbreak” on the Great Lakes, experts say. The six simultaneous spouts appeared Tuesday, Oct. 21, off the coast of Long Point, Ontario, ...

Waterspouts appeared over the Great Lakes over the weekend, including Lake Erie, according to reports. The International Centre for Waterspout Research, a nonprofit that monitors the phenomenon, ...

“Waterspouts are a marine hazard. They’re known for flipping over small boats. But if they do move onshore, especially the ...

A formation of six waterspouts formed over Lake Erie, video shows. Screengrabs from video shared to Facebook by International Centre for Waterspout Research. A rare “sextuplet” of waterspouts was ...