Hello dear friend @amestyj.

Actually you share with us an extraordinary content because as you express I did not think that this originated in our town of Santa Barbara, however, it is a beautiful natural phenomenon that is characterized as you express very well for being violent whirlwinds of air which rotate on themselves, where it is important to highlight what you express:

While waterspouts present the same process of formation of a tornado itself, they have characteristics that differentiate it from a tornado, the wind speed is more insubstantial and they are generally formed in the tropics.

Thank you dear friend for sharing such interesting content with all of us. Greetings and many blessings to you and your family.