A Tornado (actually a waterspout) appears in Mactan

[clado]

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wla nag uwan ug isda pag human ato?

imagina unsa kaha ang nawng sa isda sa sulod sa buhawi sah

[sweet_freak]

kita pud ako best friend ug mama ani na tornado!! gamay lang kaau sa Cp sa ako mama!!

[vern]

How the hell did tornado even get mentioned anywhere in this thread when this clearly isn't a tornado. Waterspouts are for the most part harmless and only harmful because they happen at sea. Similar occurrences on land ... you'd be able to stand in them.

[rishee]

The insy winsy spider went up the waterspout.. down came the rain and washed the spider out..
Up came the sun and dried up all te rain.. so the insy winsy spider went up the spout again. hehe...

finally.. kbaw nko unsa nang waterspout.. maka imagine na jud ko sa spider.. hehe

[dubioz]

Lain na lagi imo username, bai?

A few things worry me, though....

Wasn't it a little too big to be just a spout? Remember it happened during a thunderstorm too.

I also once spotted a rotating wall cloud over Mactan and thought the conditions seemed to be right for a tornado. Pero wala man spout nor tornado at that time ni develop.

Even spouts were unusual in Cebu before, but they seem to be occurring more frequently. Sign of climate change?

i used to work at the south and on our way to work one stormy morning (sumtime late last year or early this year ba kadto?) sa may san fernando along the main road naay resto dapit nga wide kaayo ang makita sa dagat. We saw about 5-6 water spouts along the coastline. An officemate even took pictures from his cellfone but was only able to capture 2-3 per picture.

it's one of those weird weather conditions we landlubbers rarely get to see.... or perhaps we get to experience more given the weird climate we are getting......

[Der FüHRER]

from freeman news:

Pagasa: Waterspout was dangerous
Friday, August 1, 2008

Although it did not cause any injuries or damages, the waterspout or “buhawi” spotted above Mactan Island was a dangerous natural phenomenon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

Pagasa Mactan weather specialist Alice Canasa told The FREEMAN yesterday that once a mammatus cloud forms in the atmosphere, residents should immediately move to safer grounds as it is an indication of a waterspout.

Mammatus, also known as mammatocumulus, which means “bumpy clouds,” is a meteorological term applied to a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud.

The name “mammatus” is derived from the Latin mamma (breast), due to the resemblance between the shape of this cloud and the human female breasts, according to wikipedia.com.

“Kadto lamang experience namo sa Manila, tangtang g’yud ang sin sa among puloy-anan. Dili jud ta magkumpyansa kay kanang buhawi, bisan building, kaya jud laruton ana,” Canasa said.

The waterspout, which whirled for five to ten minutes, was spotted 10 kilometers northeast from the Pagasa Mactan office.

Some residents who saw the waterspout, which occurred at 4 p.m., said it dramatically rose from the seawaters then lowered until it eventually dispersed into the waters.

According to Canasa, Cebu is frequently hit by waterspout but it was the first time that it occurred in Mactan. Waterspout could run as fast as 200 to 300 kilometers per hour.

Canasa said they could have used radar to predict the occurrence of the waterspout but, unfortunately, it did not cross their minds that such natural phenomenon could take place the other day. — Niña Chrismae G. Sumacot/LPM

[vern]

The insy winsy spider went up the waterspout.. down came the rain and washed the spider out..
Up came the sun and dried up all te rain.. so the insy winsy spider went up the spout again. hehe...

finally.. kbaw nko unsa nang waterspout.. maka imagine na jud ko sa spider.. hehe

Not the same kind of spout. The spider went up a waterspout ... the kind that drains rain off rooftops.

[myk101]

I believed this was true.. We witnessed this above Busay hills. Although, this does not compare to tornadoes/twisters in Texas/Florida or other plain fields. In Mactan, some mentioned that it was weak and short lived...not near in the category of an F1 or F2 twisters. The recorded twisters here were during the 90's...which wreaked havoc crops/houses and missing persons were reported as well as casualties...
My best guess that it may be due to what most people say in the US "Global Warming" and a part of the larsen Iceshelf has melted instead of freezing back when it collapses...(Nat. GEO)

[histrionic0311]

@Der Fuhrer: i've seen this "buhawi" from my house here in Lapu2x.. it was not so big, compared to the tornadoes in the US.. my aunt would tell me some sotries regarding tornadoes that almost devastated their county in Orlando..

[stampAcrete]

why wala mani gi newspaper?