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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind March 23, 2024 · Hawk Channel From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A southwest wind gust of 52 knots was measured by a WeatherFlow station at Alligator Reef Light.

The wider storm

Two distinct rounds of deep, convective organization passed through the Florida Keys as a large upper-level low pressure system slowly evolved over the northern Gulf of Mexico. Scattered to numerous gale-force wind gusts were recorded by coastal weather instrumentation due to thunderstorm outflow.

Began near Alligator Reef Light (24.8500, -80.6200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1170815. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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