Waterspout — Bonita Beach To Englewood Fl Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

2013-06-19 · near Gasparilla Pass, Bonita Beach To Englewood Fl Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A Twitter user reported a brief lived waterspout off Palm Island Marina. The waterspout was reported to dissipate just offshore. Start and end times and locations were estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

A weak trough moving through the Southeast U.S. contributed to weak southwest flow over western Florida. Isolated showers developed over the Gulf of Mexico during the morning and moved onshore, with a couple of the showers developing brief lived waterspouts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 457960. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.