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Waterspout October 19, 2011 · Bayside and Gulfside From Craig Key To Halfmoon Shoal Out To 5 Fathoms, Gulf of Mexico

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A waterspout was observed moving east from near Wisteria Island to near Fleming Key, with a spray ring visible. The waterspout moved through the anchorage at Key West Harbor, damaging a vessel's cabin and hull after driving it ashore.

The wider storm

A low pressure system in the eastern Gulf of Mexico assisted in the formation of three separate squall lines, which moved east through the Florida Keys and surrounding coastal waters from the evening of October 18th through morning of October 19th. Widespread gale-force wind gusts and street flooding occurred across the Lower and Middle Florida Keys, along with a damaging waterspout across the Anchorage at Key West Harbor.

Began near Key West (24.5700, -81.8100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 352776. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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