Close-up view of waterspout coming ashore in Novorossiysk, Russia

Image credit: Kirill Bakanov
Waterspout made landfall in Shirokaya Balka, Novorossiysk, Russia.
08-08-2021Video via https://t.co/eneGiivisO@ICWR pic.twitter.com/ID9LeGgYC9
— Kirill Bakanov (@WeatherSarov1) August 8, 2021
A waterspout formed on the Black Sea near the Russian city of Novorossiysk on August 8 and came ashore in Shirokaya Balka, ripping parts of a beach kiosk.
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