Late morning storm kicks up striking whirlwind on the water
Created: Aug 22, 2026 01:58 PM (Updated: Aug 22, 2026 01:58 PM)
Onlookers film whirlwind at Ferry Reach (Photograph supplied)
A cloudburst this morning as thunder brewed to the island’s north generated a striking vortex lasting several minutes at the East End.
Although on the modest scale of waterspouts, the churning formation that roamed into Ferry Reach in St George’s presented an example of what meteorologists call micro-scale weather.
The Bermuda Weather Service warned of a “summer rumble” this morning as thunderheads built from columns of warm, humid air.
Shortly before 11am, the storm drenched parts of the island while leaving much of the South Shore untouched.
A Ferry Reach resident captured footage of a whirlwind on the water, close to shore, that also took drivers on Kindley Field Road by surprise.
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Published August 22, 2026 at 1:58 pm (Updated August 22, 2026 at 1:58 pm)
Late morning storm kicks up striking whirlwind on the water
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