Twin water spouts put on a show on Lake Michigan A pair of water spouts form on Lake Michigan southeast of Kenosha, Wisconsin. A water spout is basically a tornado over water, meteorologist Ed Townsend said. (AP Photo/The Kenosha News, Kevin Poirier) Source: AP TWIN water spouts put on a spectacular show over Lake Michigan, near the Wisconsin shore. The water spouts were sighted a couple of kilometres off shore about 1:30pm Thursday local time (10.30am Friday AEST) after a funnel cloud was sighted in the Wisconsin town of Kenosha. The water spouts - tornadoes on water - did not cause any damage. AP Source: AP Sgt. Bill Beth of the Kenosha County sheriff's office says the two water spouts merged into one large one, then split. Beth says it was a "beautiful day" when the water spouts "just popped out of nowhere." A person takes photos of a large water spout on Lake Michigan. At times two separate spouts were visible as clouds rotated. National Weather Service meteorologist Ed Townsend says water spouts generally occur between August and October. Warning sirens were activated. No damage or injuries were reported. The U.S. Coast Guard searched Lake Michigan after witnesses reported seeing a sailboat disappear, but no debris or boat was found.