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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
807 PM EDT SAT SEP 19 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0712 PM WATERSPOUT 3 W MARATHON 24.71N 81.12W
09/19/2026 GMZ032 FL PUBLIC
A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REPORTED SEEING TWIN
OR SISTER WATERSPOUTS IN MARATHON, FL AROUND
712 PM EDT EARLIER IN THE EVENING. THE
REPORT CAME IN VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WITH A
PICTURE AND BROADCAST MEDIA FORWARDED THE
PHOTO TO US BY TAGGING US IN THE MESSAGE.
THE FIRST WATERSPOUT ON THE LEFT SHOWED THE
VISIBLE CONDENSATION FUNNEL EXTENDED FROM
THE BASE OF THE CLOUD TO JUST BEHIND THE
HOMES IN THE PICTURE. THE CONDENSATION
FUNNEL WAS SKINNY. A SPRAY RING WAS NOT
VISIBLE DUE TO HOMES AND TREES OBSTRUCTING
THE VIEW. THE SECOND WATERSPOUT ON THE RIGHT
WAS SLIGHTLY LARGER WITH THE CONDENSATION
FUNNEL EXTENDING ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE WAY
DOWN FROM THE BASE OF THE CLOUD. A SPRAY
RING WAS ALSO NOT VISIBLE DUE TO HOMES AND
TREES OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW.
MJV
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