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Waterspout August 23, 2009 · Gulf Side of the Lower Keys Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained weather observer at the Naval Air Station Key West observed a waterspout about 3 miles northeast of Boca Chica Key. The waterspout appeared as a mature funnel cloud extending from cloud base to the water surface.

The wider storm

A cumulus cloud line north of the Lower Florida Keys produced a waterspout.

Began near Key West (24.6200, -81.6700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 195668. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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