Waterspout — Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Gulf of Mexico

2023-09-30 · near Saint James City, Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (26.4800, -82.0600)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1139026. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.