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Waterspout June 1, 2026 · Hawk Channel From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out To the Reef, Gulf of Mexico

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A pair of waterspouts was reported east-southeast of Lower Matecumbe Key. Both waterspouts developed visible spray rings. The condensation funnels extended about one-half the way down from cloud base. One waterspout was not very tilted, with the other tilted at about a 45 degree angle from the cloud base.

The wider storm

A convective cloud line developed near the middle and upper Florida Keys during the midday hours of June 1, 2026. Multiple waterspouts were observed along the oceanside of the Bahia Honda Key and Islamorada vicinities.

Began near Alligator Reef Light (24.8500, -80.6300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1357402. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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