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Marine Thunderstorm Wind August 25, 2021 · Deerfield Beach To Ocean Reef Fl, Atlantic South
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A kitesurfer died as a result of injuries suffered after being blown off course by gusty winds from thunderstorm outflow/downburst winds. The kitesurfer was launched by the winds into a beachfront condo building near Loggerhead Park on Fort Lauderdale Beach. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died shortly afterwards.
Time was taken from a surveillance camera which captured the incident.
The wider storm
A well-defined upper level disturbance moved west from the Bahamas to across South Florida on August 25th and 26th, helping to trigger several periods of strong thunderstorms over the Atlantic waters which spread west over the local waters, then over South Florida and the Gulf of Mexico waters at several times during this period.
Began near Port Everglades (26.1616, -80.0990).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 980904. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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