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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
729 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0310 PM WATERSPOUT 4 SW BAHIA HONDA KEY 24.62N 81.30W
07/26/2026 GMZ044 FL PUBLIC
UPDATES PREVIOUS WATERSPOUT REPORT FROM 4 SW
BAHIA HONDA KEY. A COUPLE OF REPORTS OF A
WATERSPOUT ASSOCIATED WITH A THUNDERSTORM
JUST SOUTH OF BIG PINE KEY HAVE BEEN MADE BY
BOTH A GROUP OF STORM CHASERS AS WELL AS A
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. THE STORM CHASERS
REPORTED THE CONDENSATION FUNNEL EXTENDING
DOWN FROM THE CLOUD BASE, BUT THERE WAS NO
SPRAY RING VISIBLE. THE WATERSPOUT OCCURRED
AROUND 3:10 PM EDT AND ONLY LASTED AROUND 5
MINUTES. THE PHOTO SUBMITTED BY THE MEMBER
OF THE PUBLIC SHOWED TWO CONDENSATION
FUNNELS; ONE THIN AND ONE A LITTLE THICKER,
TILTED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. TREES AND HOMES
BLOCKED THE VIEW OF THE SURFACE, SO NO SPRAY
RING WAS VISIBLE. AN ADDITIONAL DELAYED
REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM MOTORISTS THAT WERE
ON THE BAHIA HONDA BRIDGE AT 3:15 PM,
STATING THAT ONE OF THE WATERSPOUTS CROSSED
THE BRIDGE. IT SHOOK THE MOTORHOME THEY WERE
TOWING BUT NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED.
ROSS
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