A video of a weather phenomenon posted online is raising some eyebrows.
The video shows a tornado-like tube between the ocean and the clouds near Bay St. George.
Environment Canada Meteorologist David Neal says there is a good chance it was a water spout.
Neal says it is essentially a tornado that forms over the water and it is associated with thunderstorms.
He says they are not overly common but conditions can exist anytime there is a line of thunderstorms across the offshore.
This waterspout was just reported near Port Harmon Stephenville NL.
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