Waterspout — Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Gulf of Mexico

2025-07-14 · near Burnt Store Marina, Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

Public picture relayed via broadcast media of a waterspout east of Turtle Bay in Charlotte Harbor in Charlotte County.

Wider weather episode

South to southwest propagating convection within northerly flow overspreading the peninsula west of a tropical disturbance (Invest 93L) approaching the state from the Atlantic produces late morning waterspout over Charlotte Harbor in Charlotte County, and gusty marine winds across the West Florida Coast from Cedar Key southward through Tampa Bay area waters.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1288096. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.