Fall Waterspout Lake Michigan Photo by Kyle Bradbury on Unsplash loading... A few weeks ago WWMT meteorologist Jeff Porter gave a heads up headed into an unseasonably cool weekend in West Michigan that conditions were just right for waterspouts to form over the lake:A much cooler airmass arrives in West Michigan this weekend. Turns out there's a "waterspout season" in Michigan, the period when waterspouts are more likely than ever to pop up over Lake Michigan. And it's not just Lake Michigan, in fact it's common to see waterspouts over any of the five Great Lakes during this time. 30+ Photos That Show Why Fall in Michigan is Unmatched Fall in the Mitten State is glorious time.