PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - A landspout was spotted over Pinellas Park on Thursday afternoon.

Patrick Johnson shared some photos with FOX 13 Tampa Bay.

The landspout popped up just south of Feathersound. Image 1 of 3 ▼

Courtesy: Patrick Johnson

A landspout is a tornado that does not arise from organized storm-scale rotation and therefore is not associated with a wall cloud (visually) or a mesocyclone (on radar), according to the National Weather Service.

Landspouts typically are observed beneath towering cumulus clouds (often as no more than a dust whirl), and essentially are the land-based equivalents of waterspouts.

This landspout did not cause any damage or injuries, according to officials.

The Source: Information provided in this story came from The National Weather Service. We

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