Waterspout — Straits of Florida From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To South of Halfmoon Shoal 20 To 60 Nm Out, Gulf of Mexico

2019-09-05 · near Sand Key Light, Straits of Florida From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To South of Halfmoon Shoal 20 To 60 Nm Out, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A very narrow waterspout was observed about 23 miles to the south of Key West.

Wider weather episode

Isolated waterspouts developed over the Straits of Florida south of Key West as lower tropospheric flow slackened as Hurricane Dorian moved further northeast into the northwestern Atlantic.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (24.2400, -81.7100)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 857973. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.