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Waterspout August 18, 2022 · Gulf of Mexico From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To 5 Fathoms, Gulf of Mexico

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Two mature waterspouts were observed north of Big Coppitt Key. Both waterspouts had condensation funnel clouds that extended from cloud base to the surface and visible spray rings. One waterspout was tilted at a 45-degree angle. Both waterspouts moved toward the northeast.

The wider storm

Waterspouts developed along a convective cloud line oceanside of the Lower Florida Keys in weak west-southwest lower tropospheric flow.

Began near Big Coppitt Key (24.6200, -81.6700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1054246. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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