CLERAWATER, FL — A waterspout was spotted off Sand Key Park in Clearwater as storms rolled through the region on Saturday afternoon, Clearwater police wrote in a social media post.
The waterspout was about 10 miles offshore from 3:50 to 4 p.m., Brian LaMarre, founder of Inspire Weather and former National Weather Service of Tampa Bay meteorologist, posted to X.
About a half hour later, the waterpout regenerated, LaMarre said.
Several boaters on the water "had to dodge" the waterspout, "but thankfully [it] stayed away from land," meteorologist Matt Devitt wrote in a social media post.
Police warned beachgoers to take cover during stormy weather.
"It's not a good time to be on the water or on the sand as storms lurk just offshore," police wrote.
Watch a video of the waterspout posted by LaMarre:
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