Residents off Grand Isle, Louisiana, were treated to an amazing sight as a large waterspout developed off shore.
There are two types of waterspouts: fair weather waterspouts and tornadic waterspouts.
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Tornadic waterpouts are tornadoes that form over water or move from land to water. They develop from thunderstorms.
Fair weather waterspouts are not associated with thunderstorms, but rather form from cumulus clouds.
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