KKEY [181821]: Preliminary Local Storm Report

NWUS52 KKEY 181821
LSRKEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
220 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2012

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

1223 AM WATER SPOUT 2 SSW KEY WEST 24.54N 81.79W
05/16/2012 GMZ044 FL PUBLIC

SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC REPORTED A LARGE...MATURE
WATERSPOUT OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE
OF KEY WEST. WATERSPOUT DURATION IS ESTIMATED AT 22
MINUTES...WITH MOVEMENT NEARLY STATIONARY FOR MOST OF
THIS TIME. THE WATERSPOUT ATTAINED A SLOW WESTWARD MOTION
TOWARD THE END OF ITS LIFE. THE SPOUT APPARENTLY
APPROACHED WITHIN 300 YARDS OF SHORE...NEAR HIGGS BEACH.


&&
THE WATERSPOUT DEVELOPED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
THUNDERSTORM NEAR A LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE LINE.
$$

KASPER

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