Waterspout — Gulf of Mexico From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To 5 Fathoms, Gulf of Mexico

2022-10-15 · near Key West, Gulf of Mexico From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To 5 Fathoms, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A brief, narrow waterspout was observed to the west-northwest of Key West. The condensation funnel cloud was tilted at a nearly 45-degree angle and drifting slowly toward the west. The funnel cloud extended one third the way to the horizon.

Wider weather episode

A brief waterspout developed in association with showers and thunderstorms that developed from the interaction of an outflow boundary moving southwest and intersecting a pre-existing convective cumulus cloud line over the Lower Florida Keys.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (24.5800, -81.8800)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1060940. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.