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Waterspout August 23, 2024 · Coastal Waters East of Puerto Rico, Around Vieques, and Around and Just North of Culebra and Saint John, Atlantic South

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A fair-weather waterspout with a spray ring was spotted from Humacao along a streamer of clouds downwind from Vieques.

The wider storm

A surface high pressure centered over the central Atlantic Ocean induced an easterly wind flow. The easterly winds interacting with Vieques promoted the formation of a fair-weather waterspout downwind from the islands.

Began near Punta Arenas Beach (18.0800, -65.6800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1207828. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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