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

2013-09-02 · near Captiva Pass, Bonita Beach To Englewood Fl Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A Twitter user posted a picture of a narrow waterspout near the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River. Time was estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

Deep moisture and a surface ridge axis across southern Florida led to light southwesterly flow with morning showers and thunderstorms. One of these showers developed a waterspout just off the coast of southwest Florida.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (26.4550, -82.2040)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 476392. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.