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Marine Thunderstorm Wind February 18, 2024 · Hawk Channel From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A west southwest wind gust of 53 knots was measured at the Sombrero Key navigational light.

The wider storm

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.

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1165394. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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