Waterspout — Gulf Side of the Lower Keys Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

2015-09-06 · near Marathon, Gulf Side of the Lower Keys Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A waterspout was observed for about 10 minutes about 3 miles northeast of Marathon. The report was collected via social media.

Wider weather episode

Waterspouts were observed with showers and thunderstorms developing along slow-moving cloud lines near the Middle and Upper Florida Keys and adjacent coastal waters.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (24.7507, -81.0562)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 603146. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.