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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind November 15, 2023 · Hawk Channel From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

46 mph

Measured gust (40 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A convective wind gust of 40 knots was measured at a navigational light near Sombrero Key.

The wider storm

Widespread gale- and storm-force wind gusts occurred in association with organized multi-cell thunderstorms in the southeast quadrant of a strengthening eastern Gulf of Mexico non-tropical low pressure system. During the evening of November 15th, a convective mesoscale low pressure system moved from just north of the middle Florida Keys through the Upper Florida Keys, with isolated hurricane-force wind gusts observed just offshore Key Largo. Localized coastal flooding and widespread power outages as result of the the winds.

Began near Sombrero Key Light (24.6280, -81.1090).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1149825. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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