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

2021-09-15 · near Sand Key Light, Straits of Florida From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To South of Halfmoon Shoal Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A wide waterspout was observed about 14 miles southwest of Key West. The condensation funnel cloud extended about halfway down from the cloud base and a spray ring was visible.

Wider weather episode

A large waterspout developed in association with a convective rain shower southwest of Key West. The Florida Keys were in a col region between low pressure over the Bahamas and the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Nicholas over the northwestern Gulf states, with a daily record precipitable water value of 2.52 inches observed earlier in the morning from the Key West radiosonde data.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 987395. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.