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Continued Flood and Rip Current Risk from Chantal; Lingering Flood Watches in Central Texas

Chantal now a Tropical Depression. Flash flood concerns continue across portions of central North Carolina into Monday. Life-threatening surf and rip currents conditions are expected to continue at beaches along the U.S. east coast from northeastern Florida to the Mid-Atlantic states during the next day or so. Flood Watches and recovery continue across central Texas. Read More >

Overview

A waterspout developed at approximately 1100-1105 AM CDT about 2 miles offshore of Sky Harbor Airport the morning of August 9, 2012. The waterspout/EF-0 tornado crossed Minnesota Point and Sky Harbor Airport between 1110-1115 AM CDT before crossing Superior Bay and briefly coming onshore as an EF-0 tornado at Barker’s Island before dissipating around 1120 AM CDT. Eyewitnesses at Sky Harbor Airport reported a couple of float plane pontoons were briefly lifted and set back down (not moved), but otherwise no damage was reported on Minnesota Point or at Barker’s Island.

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The waterspout near Minnesota Point as seen from the Duluth hillside ~1120AM.
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Michael Mirtica photo)
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