Waterspout — Eastern Choctawatchee Bay, Gulf of Mexico

2024-09-12 · near East Choctawhatchee Bay, Eastern Choctawatchee Bay, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

Video report of a waterspout in Choctawhatchee Bay, just northeast of Santa Rosa Beach.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Francine impacted much of the south central gulf coast states, making landfall in Louisiana. Tropical storm force winds and gusts extended eastward into Mississippi and Alabama, resulting in some minor damage across the area. Coastal flooding additionally impacted much of Mobile and Baldwin Counties.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (30.4400, -86.2100)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1212961. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.