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Waterspout September 24, 2025 · Hawk Channel From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A waterspout with an associated spray ring was observed by Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary personnel north northwest of Sand Key Light. The condensation funnel cloud was slightly tilted, of medium width, and reached three quarters the way down from cloud base. The waterspout moved slowly southward.

The wider storm

A waterspout was observed in association with a convective shower forming along an old outflow boundary. Weak lower tropospheric ridging was present over the Florida Peninsula.

Began near Sand Key Light (24.4900, -81.8900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1294492. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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