'It'll Be Raining Fish Here Soon': Waterspout Spotted Off Florida Coastline

A waterspout was spotted off the coast of Destin, Florida, on Thursday, August 11.

This footage posted to Facebook by Eric J Westbrook shows the waterspout spinning in the distance. Other social media users posted similar videos of the phenomenon.

“That is nuts, man. It’ll be raining fish here soon,” Westbrook says in the background of the video.

According to the National Weather Service, waterspouts are similar to tornadoes over water. Onlookers should never move closer to investigate a waterspout as they can be just as dangerous as tornadoes, the NWS said. Credit: Eric J Westbrook via Storyful

Video transcript

ERIC WESTBROOK: Oh, wow. Dang. Got clouds out here at Destin Harbor. Wow. Think it's just like right over there. I don't know if it's a dang [INAUDIBLE] over the Gulf. Oh, that is [MUTED] wild, man. Woo, violent. Ee-ee. Hate to be over there. I kind of want to get closer.

Oh, dang. You can see the water popping up. Wow, that is nuts, man. [MUTED] cool. Kind of want to take the boat over there, take it a little closer. [LAUGHS]

Wow. It's rowdy, man. Sky is [MUTED]. Woo. Dang. Look at that water blowing up. It'll be raining fish here soon. You know what's up. Ee-ee. Cool, man.

Oh, wow. Dang. Got clouds out here at Destin Harbor. Wow. Think it's just like right over there. I don't know if it's a dang [INAUDIBLE] over the Gulf. Oh, that is [MUTED] wild, man. Woo, violent. Ee-ee. Hate to be over there. I kind of want to get closer.

Oh, dang. You can see the water popping up. Wow, that is nuts, man. [MUTED] cool. Kind of want to take the boat over there, take it a little closer. [LAUGHS]

Wow. It's rowdy, man. Sky is [MUTED]. Woo. Dang. Look at that water blown up. It'll be raining fish here soon. You know what's up. Ee-ee. Cool, man.