Waterspout · Gulf of Mexico

Waterspout May 15, 2011 · Florida Bay, Gulf of Mexico

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A waterspout was observed north of Lower Matecumbe Key.

The wider storm

A deep upper-level trough of low pressure produced several southwest-to-northeast oriented cumulus cloud lines through the evening of May 15th. Several waterspouts were observed in Florida Bay as well as along the nearshore Atlantic waters along the Middle Florida Keys.

Began near Islamorada (24.8781, -80.7169).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 305945. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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