Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Bayside and Gulfside From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge, Gulf of Mexico

2024-02-18 · near Layton, Bayside and Gulfside From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A south southwest wind gust of 37 knots was measured at Long Key Light.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moved from south Florida to the northern Bahamas with a trailing cold front extending west-northwest to over and just north of the Florida Keys. The cold front focused strong multi-cluster thunderstorm development during the early afternoon of February 18th, with redevelopment later that evening. One well-defined mesocyclone was observed on radar in association with a supercell thunderstorm, which passed from Cudjoe through Big Torch Keys accompanied by one EF0 tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1165389. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.