Photographer's notes:
I took this picture at Quintana Beach County Park Sunday morning. It was a huge waterspout (I call it a tornado) in the Gulf. It was awesome! It lasted for about 15 minutes then just disintegrated in seconds.
Tornado, Quintana, Texas, 2007
The following photo was taken on September 2, 2007, by Patty Brinkmeyer, a Park Ranger at Quintana Beach County Park in Quintana Texas. Quintana is near the mouth of the Brazos River, south of Freeport, Texas.