WHEN WATERSPOUTS FORMED OVER THE OCEAN 🌪️🌊 The storm briefly eased… then columns of rotating air extended between cloud base and sea surface. Several waterspouts became visible at once, backlit by low-angle sunlight that turned spray and cloud edges gold. With no land in view, the scene was only water, wind, and shifting light along the horizon. Waterspouts form when instability and wind shear allow rotation to organize beneath developing storm clouds. Most remain over open water and weaken qu