Storm approaches from the Gulf, produces waterspout

Greg Shields provided this image of a waterspout on the Gulf of Mexico the morning of March 27. Islander Courtesy Photo

A waterspout on the Gulf of Mexico March 27 is visible near Manatee Avenue east of the Anna Maria Island Bridge. Islander Photo: Lisa Neff

Looking northwest toward the Gulf of Mexico from her office window at city hall, Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth captures a March 27 waterspout as a fast-moving storm made its way across Anna Maria Island. Islander Courtesy Photo