wow, crazy weather every where!

Its a good thing it didn't make landfall. Many houses in Guyana are not equipped for serious weather.

Agri ministry moves to quell tornado fears as waterspouts sighted
Written by Demerara Waves Tuesday, 23 August 2011 15:51


A waterspout sighted from the West Bank Demerara.

The Ministry of Agriculture has sought to allay fears about the possibility of destructive tornadoes striking Guyana following the sightings of several waterspouts just off the coastline but it has warned fisherfolk to be cautious. Sightings were reported along the East Coast and West Bank Demerara. And the Civil Defence Commission, police on the West Coast Demerara and the Public Works Ministry say they have not received any reports of massive destruction and death contrary to postings on some social media sites like Facebook as well as Blackberry Messenger. The Agriculture Ministry said it is only partially true that a waterspout is a tornado over water, adding that they come in two types: tornadic and non tornadic (fair weather).

“Tornadic waterspouts generally begin as true tornadoes over land in association with a thunderstorm, and then move out over the water. They can be large and are capable of considerable destruction. Fair weather waterspouts, on the other hand, form only over open water. They develop at the surface of the water and climb skyward in association with warm water temperatures and high humidity in the lowest several thousand feet of the atmosphere. They are usually small, relatively brief, and less dangerous,” the ministry said. It added that those sighted on Tuesday were non-tornadic in nature. “Fair weather waterspouts are generally not as dangerous and are more common than tornadic waterspouts. However, fishermen and people who live near larger bodies of water should exercise caution as current meteorological conditions may support similar type water spout to develop occasionally,” the ministry urged.

The sightings of waterspouts are considered to be rare in this part of the tropics but with the right meteorological conditions in the atmosphere always can support its development. Waterspouts are more common in tropical Australia, Europe and some parts of the United States.

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When are they going to start running electricity & telephone cables underground? Mama mia!

Those spouts can suck up a lot of fish and dump them on land later.

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Originally posted by Sunil:
Those spouts can suck up a lot of fish and dump them on land later.

speaking of that...growing up I use to hear about a fish on land when it rain...I think it was call Yowri

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Originally posted by Riya:

speaking of that...growing up I use to hear about a fish on land when it rain...I think it was call Yowri

I think yowri is a mongoose.

Riya, I think it was Yarrow, we use to see them floating up in our yard when we had flooding. Also another fish was Huri that would come up a lot when it rains.

Right! It's yarrow