Waterspout: Rare weather phenomenon spotted near Montreal [Video]

A weather phenomenon that is rarely seen in southern Quebec called a waterspout was seen touching down near Montreal on Sunday afternoon.

Jean-François Bégin, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, confirms that the unusual weather event occurred on the Lac des Deux Montagnes near Vaudreuil-Dorion west of Montreal between 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.

“There will not be more investigation for now because there’s no way for us to estimate the wind,” he tells CTV News. “We have pictures and footage…there’s enough evidence that we agree that a waterspout was likely.”

Rigaud resident Tim Wood was out fishing when he noticed the skies getting dark above him.

“Hail started coming down and then I looked in front of me and I’m like, ‘what is that?’ and I looked up and I saw the funnel,” he recalls.

Rather than fleeing, Wood says his first instinct was to get closer.

“I was excited,” …