350   
NWUS52 KKEY 190141  
LSRKEY  
  
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
941 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
   
.TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON  
   
.DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.  
  
            ..REMARKS..  
  
0525 PM     WATERSPOUT       5 SSE BIG PINE KEY      24.61N 81.33W  
09/18/2026                   GMZ044             FL   PUBLIC             
  
            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TWO WATERSPOUTS WERE   
            MADE FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC VIA SOCIAL   
            MEDIA. THE FIRST WATERSPOUT WAS VERY SKINNY,   
            NEARLY VERTICAL, AND A SPRAY RING WAS   
            VISIBLE WHEN IT REACHED THE MATURE STAGE.   
            THE FIRST WATERSPOUT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 6   
            MINUTES. AS THE FIRST WATERSPOUT REACHED THE   
            MATURE STAGE, A SECOND WATERSPOUT DEVELOPED   
            CLOSE BY FROM THE SAME PARENT CELL. THE   
            SECOND WATERSPOUT INITIALLY WAS NEARLY   
            VERTICAL AND SKINNY AS WELL, BUT TILTED TO A   
            45-DEGREE ANGLE AND GREW THICKER AS IT   
            REACHED THE MATURE STAGE. THE SECOND   
            WATERSPOUT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 12   
            MINUTES, AND DISSIPATED BEFORE REACHING   
            LAND.   
  
  
  
  
  
DP  
 
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