Waterspout — Lake Okeechobee, Atlantic South

2024-09-19 · near Buckhead Ridge, Lake Okeechobee, Atlantic South

Event narrative

A social media post showed a waterspout over the northern end of Lake Okeechobee as a strong thunderstorm moved through the area.

Wider weather episode

With a mid-level trough over the Florida Peninsula, and a stationary front positioned over Central Florida, plentiful moisture and instability was in place over South Florida. This resulted in numerous showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of September 19th across South Florida.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (27.1400, -80.8000)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1215690. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.