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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind July 30, 2017 · Florida Bay Including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound, Gulf of Mexico

41 mph

Measured gust (36 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wind gust of 36 knots was measured at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Islamorada on Plantation Key.

The wider storm

A few waterspouts and isolated gale-force wind gusts associated with scattered thunderstorms occurred near the Middle and Upper Florida Keys. Deep southwest flow allowed long convective convergence lines to develop in the lee of the Lower and Middle Florida Keys.

Began near Plantation Key (24.9537, -80.5867).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 717182. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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