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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind April 18, 2022 · Florida Bay Including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound, Gulf of Mexico

40 mph

Measured gust (35 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wind gust of 35 knots was measured at a home weather station in the Venetian Shores community of Islamorada.

The wider storm

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed over the extreme southern mainland of Florida, then drifted south across Florida Bay and over portions of the upper Florida Keys. Isolated gale-force wind gusts were observed.

Began near Plantation Key (24.9579, -80.5855).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1021115. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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