Jump to content

Waterspout hits land in Colon


Recommended Posts

  • Moderators
Quote

Waterspout hits land in Colon

waterspoot.png

Posted 27/05/2019

Vehicles and roofs were damaged in Colon province on Monday when a waterspout hit land accompanied by tornadic winds and became a twister described by the Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) as a  Gustnado. 

The director of Sinaproc, José Donderis, reported that the emergency systems evaluate the area, and found damages in some vehicles and in part of the wiring in Puerto Manzanillo.

 Donderis recommended that to the population that they avoid exposing themselves to these natural phenomena since they represent "a great risk".

 

https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/waterspout-hits-land-in-colon

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Interesting posting. In my 18+ years of living in Boquete this is the first news of a waterspout in Panama that I can recall.

As a long ago navy guy (don't ask), I learned that a waterspout is basically a tornado that has formed over water. There are two kinds of waterspouts: tornadic and fair-weather. Once a waterspout comes over land it is then a tornado.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...