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Waterspouts near Trumbo Point, Key West June 2, 2006
Photos by Michelle Wisniewski - kwimages@bellsouth.net

Cudjoe Key Waterspout 7/24/05
Photo by Patti Schmidt, NWS ITO

 

Funnel Cloud Cudjoe Bay
Waterspout Cudjoe Bay
Summerland Key Waterspout 7/24/05

Photos by Michelle Wisniewski
kwimages@bellsouth.net



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Waterspouts on the Gulf Side of the Lower Keys - September 27, 2003
Photos courtesy of Andreas Panizza


Gulf Storm Key West

Gulf Storm near Ft. Myers
Thomas Jones, Port Orange, FL



 
Photo of Autumn Fog by BJ Spice
Photo of Key West
Photo of Key West Rainstorm
Photo of Key West Moonset
Key West Sunrise
Weather Photos by BJ Spice


 
Photo of waterspout
Photo of waterspout
Waterspouts near Cudjoe Key, August 6, 2002
Photographs by Michelle Wisniewski


Photo of waterspout
Image of Waterspout
Photo of waterspout
NWS Employee and Waterspout

Waterspouts near South Roosevelt Boulevard in Key West
Photographs by Helen McCall, NWS
August 6, 2002



 
Cudjoe Key Lightning Strike

Lightning Strike near Cudjoe Key
Photograph by Michelle Wisniewski

Photo of Lighting

Lightning Strike near Sugarloaf Key
Photograph by Michelle Wisniewski



 
 
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Waterspout Southeast of Key West, Wednesday July 17th, 2002
Photographs by Brandon Bolinski, NWS



 
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waterspout photo
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waterspout photo
waterspout photo
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Waterspout's South of Key West, Friday July 5th, 2002
Photographs by Brandon Bolinski, NWS


 
Waterspout off of Sugarloaf Key
Waterspout near Sugarloaf Key
Waterspout off of Kemp Channel
Waterspout near Kemp Channel
Waterspout off of Cudjoe Key
Waterspout near Cudjoe Key
Green Flash Phenomenon
Green Flash Phenomenon
Photographs by Michelle Wisniewski

September 27, 2001 Waterspout near No Name Key


Photo by Jim Edds



August 26, 2001 Waterspout near Key Largo

Key Largo Waterspout
Photo by Mike Theiss


June 16, 2001, Waterspouts near Ramrod Key
 
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Photo by Lauren Sheriff
waterspout
Photo by Robert Pierce



June 16, 2001, Waterspouts near Big Pine and Mile Marker 14
 
Photo of two waterspouts crossing each other
Waterspouts crossing each other  just offshore of Big Pine Sea Camp.
Photo by Jim Edds
photo of two waterspouts
Waterspouts just offshore of Big Pine Sea Camp.

Photo by Jim Edds

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Roping Spout just offshore of Big Pine Sea Camp.

Photo by Jim Edds

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Waterspout 5 miles north of Mile Marker 14.

Photo by Jim Edds



July 28, 2000, Waterspouts near Key West and Marathon
Photos courtesy of Jim Leonard or Jim Edds, storm chasers and severe weather spotters for WFO Key West, FL
Waterspout North of Key West
Large waterspout sighted just northwest of Key West
-Jim Leonard
2 waterspouts north of Key West
2 large waterspouts sighted just northwest of Key West
-Jim Leonard
2 Waterspouts North of Key Colony Beach
2 mature waterspouts 2-3 miles southeast of Key Colony Beach
-Jim Edds
Key Colony Beach spouts, dissipating
Same spout a few minutes later, one has dissipated
-Jim Edds
Decaying Waterspout
Spout decaying, lifetime was approximately 40 minutes
-Jim Edds
Waterspout, Cumulonimbus, and Cumulus Congestus
-Chip Kasper
Waterspout
-Chip Kasper
Waterspout
-Chip Kasper

July 15, 2000, 12:30 PM
Lightning Strike, Key Colony Beach
Cloud to ground lightning strike near Key Colony Beach, FL
September 19, 1999~12:30PM

Radar Images from a waterspout/tornado as it moved back over open waters northwest of Sugarloaf Key

September 6, 1999,  3:15PM
Waterspout 5 miles North of Key West Airport
Sighted 5 miles northwest of Key West Airport


August 20, 1999, ~7:15PM
Mature Waterspout, North of Big Pine
Mature waterspout sighted over Niles Channel from the north end of Big Pine Key
Mature Waterspout over Niles Channel
 Mature waterspout sighted over Niles Channel from the north end of Big Pine Key (Still image from video)
Decaying Stage
Spout beginning to decay
Decaying Stage
Spout continues to decay
Decaying Stage
 Spout nears the end of its life

August 10, 1999, ~8:09PM
Waterspout Near Key Colony Beach
Spotted approximately 3 miles southeast of the 7-mile bridge off Key Colony Beach
July 15, 1999, ~4:45PM
Waterspout North of Key West
Sighted 1-2 miles north-northwest of Key West


June 4, 1999, ~6PM
Waterspout Southeast Of Key West Airport
Sighted 1-2 miles SSE of the Key West National Weather Service Office(Cloud-base funnel and full waterspout; complete with kicked-up surface water spray visible)
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May 30, 1999, 12:04PM
Waterspout North of Duval
Sighted just offshore northwest of Key West's Duval Street
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[Zoomed-in photo of the same]


Other, old funnel/spout photos from 1998
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Eagle
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Funnel Cloud
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