"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message
|A Water Spout formed of LIS today. Several tried to form and
| one actually touched down--about 40' tall.
| Ever seen one?


Yeah! I've seen lot's of them. They're all over the place in the summertime around here.
Here's a picture I took of one just outside one of my anchor spots.
http://www.badongo.com/pic/313880

Cheers,
Ellen