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

2024-08-13 · near Big Pine Key, Bayside and Gulfside From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A waterspout was observed north of Sugarloaf Key. The condensation funnel cloud had moderate width and was tilted.

Wider weather episode

An isolated waterspout developed over the Gulf of Mexico waters near Sugarloaf Key. A light southeast wind flow was present along with residual Saharan Air Layer detected by the Key West morning sounding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1214201. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.