# Did anyone see a waterspout/funnel cloud over the lake Sept. 9? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 9, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-see-a-waterspout-funnel-cloud-over-the-lake-sept-9/634240 "2012-09-09T21:55:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-see-a-waterspout-funnel-cloud-over-the-lake-sept-9/634240/1 "2012-09-09T21:55:03Z")
Today at the beach, it was nice and sunny, but there were a lot of clouds and a few spots of rain off in the distance over the lake. Off to the southeast, I saw what I believe is a funnel cloud. From when I first noticed it, it lasted maybe two or three minutes. Was this real, or was I imagining things? ---
**Author:** ![MikeS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-see-a-waterspout-funnel-cloud-over-the-lake-sept-9/634240/2 "2012-09-10T03:32:12Z")
For what it’s worth, one of my friends in Chicago said she saw it too (she mentioned it in her Facebook status.) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-see-a-waterspout-funnel-cloud-over-the-lake-sept-9/634240/3 "2012-09-10T21:40:13Z")
Update: Tom Skilling’s weather page in the _Tribune_ said there were several waterspouts yesterday.