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Waterspout May 7, 2021 · Florida Bay Including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound, Gulf of Mexico

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A waterspout was observed north of Plantation Key. No spray ring was visible.

The wider storm

A col region developed in advance of an approaching cold front over the Florida Keys, providing very light lower tropospheric winds supportive of numerous waterspout development through the Florida Keys coastal waters.

Began near Plantation Key (24.9900, -80.5700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 963305. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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