Waterspout — Florida Bay, Gulf of Mexico

2015-09-13 · near Plantation Key, Florida Bay, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

Three waterspouts were reported in Florida Bay approximately two miles to the north-northeast of the Islamorada U.S. Coast Guard Station.

Wider weather episode

A thermally-enhanced circulation developing over Florida Bay and extreme south Florida produced deep convection originating east of Miami, which propagated southwest along a pre-existing cloud line just north of the Middle and Upper Keys. The resultant updrafts from new convective cells resulted in several waterspouts being observed just north of Islamorada and the Seven Mile Bridge.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 603151. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.