At least 88 waterspouts or funnels were spotted across the Great Lakes this week, setting a new world record, according to the International Centre for Waterspout Research (ICWR).
Lake Erie, the fourth-largest of the five Great Lakes, has broken the water level record set in 1986.
A close cousin to the tornado - the waterspout - touched down in south-western Finland on Friday.
Warm temperatures come early this year.
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