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Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2011 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.

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The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.

March 16, 2026 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A south wind gust of 39 knots was measured at a WeatherFlow station at Alligator Reef Light.
August 24, 2025 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
A narrow, rope-link mature waterspout with a visible spray ring was observed offshore John Pennekamp State Park and reported via social media. The condensation funnel was titled at a 45-degree angle northeastward from the cloud base to the water surface. The waterspout moved towa…
October 7, 2024 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A southwest wind gust of 35 knots was observed at Key West International Airport.
April 17, 2023 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
Multiple waterspouts were observed oceanside of Islamorada just south and east of the reef. One waterspout was observed to be thick, resembling an elephant-trunk, while several others were narrow.
May 1, 2021 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
A waterspout was observed about 18 miles southeast of Windley Key. No spray ring was observed.
August 15, 2020 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
A thin waterspout was observed southeast of Rock Harbor. The condensation funnel cloud extended one quarter the way down from cloud base and no spray ring was observed. The waterspout moved toward the north.
August 1, 2020 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Tropical Storm Marine Tropical Storm
Two passing squalls associated with Tropical Storm Isaias produced a peak wind gust of 43 knots at an automated WeatherFlow station at Carysfort Reef Light.
June 16, 2020 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
A mature waterspout was observed about two miles south of Alligator Reef Light and reported via social media. The condensation cloud was vertical and a spray ring was visible.
June 15, 2019 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
A waterspout was observed approximately 12 miles east southeast of Windley Key.
June 6, 2019 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
A waterspout was observed two miles southeast of Alligator Reef Light. The waterspout was of medium width at the cloud base and narrow from midway down to the water surface at a 45-degree tilt from vertical. A spray ring was also visible.
November 15, 2016 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
Trained marine weather spotters with the Marine Resources Development Foundation Marinelab reported a thin, rope-like waterspout seaward of Molasses Reef, beneath a cumulus congestus cloud line. The visible condensation funnel extended less than halfway down to the sea surface, a…
September 27, 2016 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
A mature waterspout was observed about 12 miles south of Tea Table Key with a spray ring visible.
September 27, 2016 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
A charter vessel captain observed a mature waterspout about 11 miles southeast of Windley Key with a large spray ring visible. Report relayed by social media.
September 23, 2014 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 34 knot wind gust was observed at the Molasses Reef Light C-Man station in association with a passing thunderstorm.
September 9, 2014 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
A Trained Spotter reported a waterspout around 7 miles South of Islamorada.
June 29, 2013 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
A waterspout was observed approximately 10 miles southeast of Islamorada. The waterspout developed a full spray ring and was aligned completely vertically. The waterspout remained nearly stationary until dissipation.
July 1, 2012 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
A boater observed a waterspout south of Molasses Reef. A spray ring was not visible, and the parent rain shower dissipated quickly.
May 30, 2012 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
One large waterspout with two smaller flanking waterspouts were observed approximately 11 miles southeast of Key Largo beyond the reef. The largest waterspout resembled an elephant trunk and had a well-developed spray ring. The two smaller waterspouts also had developing spray ri…
September 30, 2011 · Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
A waterspout was observed well south of Molasses Reef Light. The spray ring was not visible due to distance.
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
202610
202510
202410
202310
202110
202030
201920
201630
201420
201310
201220
201110