CLEVELAND — Editor's note: The video in the player above was sent in by a 3News viewer.
Social media is buzzing today after several waterspouts were spotted looming large over Lake Erie in Cleveland on Sunday afternoon.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a waterspout is a tornado-like structure comprised of air and water mist.
Fair weather waterspouts are common in the fall near the Great Lakes because of the remnant of the warm water from the warm summer season. During autumn, cold air will spill south over the Great Lakes, creating a very unstable atmosphere (warm near the surface, cold air aloft -- unstable because warm air likes to rise). The static stability over the water is greatly reduced on these colder days and low-pressure forms above the water, creating these cold air funnels and may eventually create a full waterspout if the circulation can extend from the clouds to the water.
You can check out some of the best pics and videos captured in the tweets below:
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