At least four children were injured after a waterspout hit land at a Florida beach.
The waterspout, which is essentially a tornado over water, crossed over land onto a Fort Lauderdale beach. Like most waterspouts, this one was relatively weak, but it managed to roll a bouncy house, then toss it up in the air and across a parking lot, according to the Associated Press. At least four children have been taken to the hospital, though it is unclear if they were in the bouncy house.
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The video of the waterspout was captured by a beachgoer who noticed it gathering over the ocean. Numerous people stopped to watch the waterspout as it arrived on land, and some can later be heard screaming as it lifted the bouncy house into the air.
Waterspout comes ashore this morning tossing bounce house in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Photo: Frank Guzman. #Tornado #FLwx pic.twitter.com/zIPzTWsPsw— Mark Tarello (@mark_tarello) May 25, 2015
.@NWSMiami confirms that waterspout that came ashore was an EF-0 tornado. pic.twitter.com/lie21q7jWX— Frank Guzman (@fguzmanon7) May 25, 2015
Photos from the scene show the now-deflated bouncy house and the damage caused by the waterspout.
Waterspout hits Ft Lauderdale beach, crushes basketball support, launches bounce house into air, 3 kids hurt. @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/0ZjDeAF5d8— Ari Odzer (@ariodzernbc6) May 25, 2015
Waterspout comes ashore on FLL beach. 3 kids injured. @wsvn pic.twitter.com/9ZyBfqh3sA— Brandon Beyer (@beyernews) May 25, 2015