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Waterspout September 30, 2023 · Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Gulf of Mexico

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Video relayed via broadcast media showed brief waterspout just north of the Sanibel Causeway southeast of Saint James City.

The wider storm

Afternoon sea breeze thunderstorms interacting with a stalled frontal boundary to the north over central Florida produce a waterspout southeast of Saint James City in Lee County.

Began near Saint James City (26.4800, -82.0600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1139026. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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