KKEY [171836]: Preliminary Local Storm Report

NWUS52 KKEY 171836
LSRKEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
236 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1221 PM WATER SPOUT 2 SW SUMMERLAND KEY 24.64N 81.47W
09/17/2008 GMZ054 FL TRAINED SPOTTER

A WATERSPOUT WAS OBSERVED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS JUST SOUTH
OF CUDJOE KEY. DURATION 15 MINUTES. THE WATERSPOUT WAS
LOCATED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A RAIN SHAFT.

1226 PM WATER SPOUT 4 E KEY WEST 24.57N 81.72W
09/17/2008 LOWER KEYS IN MONR FL PUBLIC

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
OBSERVED A BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF THE
AIRPORT...OR IN THE VICINITY OF BOCA CHICA CHANNEL.
DURATION 2 MINUTES.

1233 PM WATER SPOUT 2 S SUMMERLAND KEY 24.63N 81.45W
09/17/2008 GMZ054 FL TRAINED SPOTTER

A MATURE WATERSPOUT WAS OBSERVED BY A TRAINED SPOTTER
SOUTH OF SUMMERLAND KEY. DURATION AND MOVEMENT UNKNOWN.

1236 PM WATER SPOUT NNE BAY POINT 24.63N 81.59W
09/17/2008 LOWER KEYS IN MONR FL TRAINED SPOTTER

A TRAINED SPOTTER OBSERVED A WATERSPOUT OVER LOWER
SUGARLOAF CHANNEL SOUTH OF MILE MARKER 17. DURATION 2
MINUTES. THE WATERSPOUT APPARENTLY MOVED WESTWARD AND
MADE LANDFALL AS A WEAK TORNADO AT BAY POINT BEFORE
QUICKLY DISSIPATING.

1238 PM TORNADO NNE BAY POINT 24.63N 81.59W
09/17/2008 LOWER KEYS IN MONR FL PUBLIC

A WATERSPOUT MOVED WEST FROM LOWER SUGARLOAF CHANNEL TO
BAY POINT...QUICKLY DISSIPATING AFTER TURNING OVER POTTED
PLANTS AND TRASH CANS NEAR ONE HOME ON BAY DRIVE.

0126 PM WATER SPOUT 5 SSE BAY POINT 24.56N 81.57W
09/17/2008 GMZ054 FL TRAINED SPOTTER

A TRAINED SPOTTER OBSERVED A MATURE WATERSPOUT WITH A
SPRAY RING OVER HAWK CHANNEL...MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD.
DURATION 10 MINUTES.

&&
DEEP CUMULUS CONVECTION INITIATED OVER THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS SHORTLY
AFTER 1200 PM EDT IN A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH
WEAKLY SHEARED EASTERLY FLOW IN THE LOWER TROPOSPHERE. SEVERAL
WATERSPOUTS WERE REPORTED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO LAND WITH ONE
APPARENTLY MAKING LANDFALL AS A WEAK TORNADO AT BAY POINT. NUMEROUS
SLOW-MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THEN DEVELOPED FROM SUGARLOAF
KEY TO KEY WEST...WITH OVER AN INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN IN SOME
LOCATIONS CAUSING LOCAL PONDING OF WATER ON STREETS AND LOTS.
$$

KASPER

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