Funnel Cloud — Collier, Florida

2023-09-09 · near Golden Gate, Collier, Florida

Event narrative

Broadcast Media shared photos of a funnel cloud near Golden Gate Estates, associated with a shower moving over the area.

Wider weather episode

A weakening upper-level trough over the Florida Peninsula created an atmosphere that was conducive for diurnal convection as showers and storms developed along sea-breeze boundaries.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (26.2300, -81.6400)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1141343. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.