Waterspouts Spotted Near Broward County
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FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) -- A number of waterspouts were spotted Friday off the coast of Broward County.
"This time of the year you can look out and they just drop out of the sky. I happened to be at the right place at the right time," said CBS4 Weather Watcher Bart Cuseo.
Click here to view pictures of the waterspouts.
Cuseo always has his camera on hand snapped the shots of waterspouts about a mile off shore.
"I was on the deck. I just started snapping the sight of the first one over here then I got some more pictures of the one to the left," said Cuseo.
Another Weather Watcher Brooke Trace took pics as storms rolled into Lauderdale-By-The-Sea with several waterspouts from afar. From above, it looked more like a scene out of an action-packed movie with a great special effects Chopper 4 catching Mother Nature in all its glory.
"There is a cool phenomenon but not uncommon. They can be dangerous though.They don't appear that way in pictures," said CBS4 Meteorologist Michael Smith.
It was a cool sight in South Florida but one we prefer to see from a safe distance.
"It's all about location, location, location. If you're at the beach looking East and see a waterspout, you're pretty safe but if you're in the water enjoying the day, maybe you're on Biscayne Bay and a waterspout pops up it can really mess up your day," said Smith.
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