There's good reason for weather professionals to interrupt TV & radio programming when thunderstorms develop on the South Plains. This weekend was no exception.
Mother Nature threw Australian residents a curve ball Monday when four waterspouts, well, sprouted off the New South Wales coast.
Cameras caught the stunning - and admittedly scary-looking - event, which occurred just north of Sydney. (A local news station claimed the spouts reached upwards of 600 meters, or nearly 2,000 feet.)
Check out video footage of the waterspouts after the jump.
When there is a tragedy somewhere in the world, the US is usually the first to respond. Our record at home, not so much. It does look, however, like some lessons have been learned. Read more after the jump.