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Waterspout November 15, 2024 · Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico Out 10 Nm, Atlantic South

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Broadcast media and public social media posts reported a waterspout spotted in a video just off the coast of Isabela, near Pocita Montones beach.

The wider storm

A nearby front neared and passed Puerto Rico between the 15th and 16th with a second front reaching the area late on the 16th and the 17th. In addition a surface trough and an upper level trough also helped increase instability, showers and thunderstorms. Waterspouts developed from some of these on the 15th and 16th, near Isabela and Cabo Rojo, respectively. The one near Cabo Rojo lasted around 10 minutes and a Spray Ring was visible and recorded.

Began near Jobos Beach (18.5200, -67.0700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1220179. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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