Martha Raddatz got a rare look Monday morning as a waterspout formed near Portofino on Pensacola Beach. Beachgoers and early risers along the beach were the ones who saw it first, and the sight quickly turned into photos around 7 a.m.
Portofino on Pensacola Beach
Photos of the waterspout near Portofino reached WEAR News around 7 a.m. Monday. The timing put the event squarely in the morning hours, when people along Pensacola Beach were already out and able to catch the brief formation on camera.
WEAR News Photos
The waterspout stood out because the source describes it as a rare sight for beachgoers and early risers. That is the main value for readers on Pensacola Beach: the event happened fast enough that photos became the clearest record of it, rather than a longer-lived weather interruption.
The story also stops there. The waterspout was unusual, but the available details do not say whether it caused any damage or danger beyond being photographed near Portofino. If you caught photos of the waterspout, they can still be shared for a chance to be featured on air.
For anyone on Pensacola Beach Monday morning, the takeaway is simple: the sighting was real, brief, and early enough to be caught before most of the day had started. Did the waterspout cause any impact beyond being photographed?
