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Waterspout September 6, 2020 · Florida Bay Including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound, Gulf of Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large, elephant trunk-shaped waterspout was observed by a Monroe County Sheriffs Deputy bayside of Mile Marker 86 of the Overseas Highway, north of Windley Key. A large spray ring was clearly visibile, passing just south of Twisty Mile in Florida Bay. Radar imagery confirmed a supercell thunderstorm structure in the immediate vicinity.

The wider storm

A short-lived supercell thunderstorm and associated waterspout developed in Florida Bay while deep layered ridging extended from the Mid Atlantic states to Texas, and an upper low was centered near the Cay Sal Bank in the eastern Straits of Florida.

Began near Plantation Key (25.0000, -80.5900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 922848. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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