- The tornado-like phenomenon was filmed as it hit the city Sanremo yesterday
- Boats can be seen swaying in the harbour as debris is thrown into the air
- No one was seriously hurt in the incident though some property was damaged
Dramatic footage has emerged of an intense waterspout hitting an Italian harbour.
The tornado-like phenomenon was filmed yesterday afternoon as it lashed out at the northwestern city of Sanremo.
In the clip, boats can be seen swaying in high winds as water and debris are thrown into the air and thrown against the coast.
No one is said to have been seriously hurt as a result of the waterspout, which reportedly damaged windows, chimneys and vehicles in the city.
Dramatic footage has emerged of an intense waterspout hitting a harbour in the Italian city of Sanremo
Waterspout are whirling columns of air and water mist that can sometimes cause as much damage as a tornado.
They fall into two categories: fair weather waterspouts and tornadic waterspouts.
Tornadic waterspouts are are associated with severe thunderstorms, and are often accompanied by high winds and seas, large hail, and frequent dangerous lightning.
While a fair weather waterspout usually form along the dark flat base of a line of developing clouds.
boats can be seen swaying in high winds as water and debris are thrown into the air and thrown against the coast
NOAA’s National Weather Service explains on its website: ‘While tornadic waterspouts develop downward in a thunderstorm, a fair weather waterspout develops on the surface of the water and works its way upward.
‘By the time the funnel is visible, a fair weather waterspout is near maturity.
‘If a waterspout moves onshore, the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning, as some of them can cause significant damage and injuries to people.’