See photos & videos of Lake Jesup waterspout

A waterspout formed over Lake Jesup near Sanford on Wednesday afternoon, chief meteorologist Tom Terry said.

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This was as scattered thunderstorms poured over Central Florida with an unstable afternoon weather pattern.

“These waterspouts are formed the way traditional tornadoes are -- from a mesocyclone (a rotating storm), but instead, (they form) from a locally unstable and humid environment,” Terry said. “They’re typically short-lived and relatively weak but can cause damage.”

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