Waterspout (7th June 2018)

A waterspout is a rapidly rotating columnar vortex containing water droplets, linking between the base of a convective cloud and the water surface.
Photo of waterspout over Cheung Chau Tung Wan taken by the Observatory on the early evening of 7 June 2018. This type of waterspout occurs in relatively fair weather, and is not directly associated with thunderstorms. For more information about WaterSpout (Education Resources - Waterspout)

• Weather Photo at Cheung Chau automatic weather station looking towards the north

• Weather Photo at Cheung Chau Tung Wan looking towards the east