Waterspout — Carib Waters E Cst Pr Thru Usvi, Atlantic South

2007-07-10 · near Playa Flamingo Culebra, Carib Waters E Cst Pr Thru Usvi, Atlantic South

Event narrative

A pilot reported a waterspout 7 miles northwest of Culebra.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough that extended from the tropical Atlantic into the east and central Caribbean, had a low pressure center located just west of Puerto Rico, and another over the tropical Atlantic east of the lesser Antilles, conditions which allowed for a moist environment and favorable for waterspout development.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 41531. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.