A waterspout off Antibes this Thursday afternoon.

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Guillaume Rugolo

The stormy weather this Thursday on the Côte d'Azur gave rise to an impressive phenomenon: the formation of three waterspouts in the bay of Cannes.

They were notably immortalized by Cyril Charpin.

#trombemarine on @AntibesTourisme @MeteoCotedAzur @VisitCotedazur pic.twitter.com/OccxE7WtrK

- Cyril Charpin (@CCharpinPhoto) September 24, 2020

Another waterspout was also observed in the early afternoon on the coast of Antibes.

“At the end of the storm which hit Juan Les Pins, we saw a tube forming above the sea” testifies Guillaume Rugolo, who photographed the phenomenon.

A waterspout off Antibes this Thursday afternoon.

- Guillaume Rugolo

These waterspouts are formed when a significant difference in temperature appears between air and water, as is the case this Thursday with a drop in air temperature.

They often occur in the fall or spring.

❗️🌪 09/24/2020 at 4:15 pm: Here is another view of the waterspout just now in front of # Antibes (06)!

Thanks to Christine Franco for this sharing .. #CotedAzurFrance # Nice06 https://t.co/WvqrZV9y6V pic.twitter.com/YuzchfnTNO

- Météo Côte d'Azur ☀️ (@MeteoCotedAzur) September 24, 2020

Sublime #trombe marine in Cavalaire-sur-Mer (#Var) at the moment under an emerging #storm, visible thanks to the @viewsurf webcam!

pic.twitter.com/1VdNnCo0pS

- Dorian Dziadula (@DorianDziadula) September 24, 2020

Other waterspouts have been observed in recent hours in the Var, in Cavalaire-sur-Mer and La-Croix-Valmer.

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