This video caused me to look up waterspouts after one of the kids peppered me with questions. It turns out that waterspouts do not suck up water despite their appearance. The water seen in the main funnel cloud is actually water droplets formed by condensation. Moreover, waterspouts have their own unique measurements like earthquakes and hurricanes. For waterspouts it is the Szilagyi Waterspout Index that ranges from -10 to +10.
Now get dressed and go face the world.