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Waterspout September 15, 2021 · Straits of Florida From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To South of Halfmoon Shoal Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Sand Key Light (24.4400, -81.9600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 987395. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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