A waterspout was captured in a video this Wednesday at 10:20 AM over the waters of Nuevitas, the coastal and industrial municipality in the northern part of Camagüey, according to images published by the Meteorological Center of Camagüey on its social media.
The video shows a rotating column descending from dark clouds to the surface of the sea, with port infrastructure visible in the foreground.
The text itself overlaid on the images distributed by the meteorological entity confirms it: "Waterspout in Nuevitas."
No material damage or casualties were reported as a result of the phenomenon.
The sighting is not unprecedented in that locality. In June 2020, a waterspout was spotted in Nuevitas, also confirmed by the Meteorological Center of Camagüey, with no reported damages, which makes this municipality a recurring point for such phenomena due to its coastal profile.
Nuevas is a municipality with approximately 62,000 inhabitants located 75 km north of the city of Camagüey. It boasts one of the largest industrial infrastructures in the province, including the thermal power plant "10 de Octubre," the cement factory "26 de Julio," the Tarafa Port—dedicated to export—and a thriving fishing and agro-industrial industry.
The event occurs at the beginning of Cuba's official rainy season, which starts on May 1st and accounts for approximately 80% of the country's annual rainfall, a time when atmospheric instability particularly favors the formation of waterspouts and other convective phenomena.
The previous weeks had already shown signs of instability in the region. On April 27, funnel clouds were spotted in Ciego de Ávila and Las Tunas, confirmed by meteorologist Raydel Ruisánchez as waterspouts at altitude that did not touch the ground.
On that same day, a funnel cloud was recorded in Florida, Camagüey, accompanied by winds of 70 km/h, 76 mm of rain in one hour, and hail in the neighborhoods of Jurugüey and Edén, indicating a sustained pattern of regional atmospheric instability during that period.
Cuba has experienced a remarkable frequency of these phenomena in recent months. In August 2025, a waterspout off the Malecón in Havana caused panic among pedestrians and drivers, although it dissipated without making landfall or causing material damage.
Days later, another waterspout was sighted at Bibijagua beach on Isla de la Juventud, and in June of that year a similar phenomenon was recorded near Varadero, creating a map of sightings that spans several provinces of the country.
Non-tornadic waterspouts, the most common in Cuba, form over open waters associated with changes in atmospheric pressure. They last only a few minutes and rarely cause damage on land, according to the Meteorological Institute.
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