Waterspout — Hawk Channel From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

2023-04-23 · near Marathon, Hawk Channel From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A waterspout was observed south of Key Colony Beach with a visible spray ring.

Wider weather episode

Very light lower tropospheric winds combined with moisture sufficient for isolated showers and thunderstorms resulted in several waterspout sightings both Florida Bayside and oceanside of the middle Florida Keys.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (24.6884, -81.0116)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1097516. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.