


Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
467 NWUS52 KKEY 311922 LSRKEY Preliminary Local Storm Report National Weather Service Key West FL 322 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0604 PM Waterspout 11 S Marathon 24.56N 81.09W 08/30/2025 GMZ053 FL Public Three to four waterspouts occurred south of Marathon on Saturday evening, and were reported via social media. All of the waterspouts were reported to have lasted approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Included in the report were two videos of two of the waterspouts. The first waterspout was a very skinny, mature waterspout with a visible spray ring, tilted at a 45 degree angle. The second waterspout appeared to be a little less mature with the condensation funnel reaching approximately halfway down to the surface from the base of the cloud, and with a very faint, almost indistinguishable spray ring. This waterspout had very minimal tilt to it. The parent cell was moving from west to east at approximately 10 to 15 knots. && $$ DP