Florida, 1999Tornado and Waterspouts in Florida, May 18 to 30, 1999
May 18 to 30, 1999 · NWS EYW · 13 events in 1 county or zone
On May 30th at 12:15 pm EDT, a waterspout moved onshore along the north end of Duval Street inKey West as a tornado and dissipated quickly after moving onshore. There was no damage or injuries reported with this event.
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
On May 30th at 12:15 pm EDT, a waterspout moved onshore along the north end of Duval Street inKey West as a tornado and dissipated quickly after moving onshore. There was no damage or injuries reported with this event.
Event by event
10 waterspout, 2 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Monroe
- When
- May 18, 6:25 AM EST to 6:33 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Marathon
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel cloud 1 mile South of MTH dissipated before reaching land.
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- May 18, 11:35 AM EST to 11:37 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Big Pine Key
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel Cloud, Monroe
- When
- May 20, 9:55 AM EST to 9:58 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Flamingo
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- May 20, 2:34 PM EST to 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, (Eyw)key West Inl Ar
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
1 mile north of EYW, did not affect land
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- May 21, 10:55 AM EST to 11:05 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, (Eyw)key West Inl Ar
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
3 miles Northeast of EYW, did not affect land
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- May 24, 4:00 PM EST to 4:08 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, (Eyw)key West Inl Ar
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
4 miles east of EYW, did not affect land
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- May 29, 4:08 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, (Eyw)key West Inl Ar
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
3 miles northwest of EYW, did not affect land
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- May 29, 6:40 PM EST to 6:43 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Marathon
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- May 29, 6:47 PM EST to 6:52 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Big Pine Key
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
2 miles northeast of No Name Key
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- May 29, 6:49 PM EST to 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Ramrod Key
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
1 mile north of Sugarloaf Key
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- May 30, 8:50 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Summerland Key
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
2 waterspouts 1/2 mile south
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- May 30, 10:35 AM EST to 10:47 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, (Eyw)key West Inl Ar
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Monroe
- When
- May 30, 11:15 AM EST to 11:16 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Key West
- Rating
- F0
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 24.550, -81.770
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado in Florida, May 18, 1999$275,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, May 18, 19992 injured · $150,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 18 to 19, 1999$104,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 18, 1999$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 18, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 18, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 18, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, May 18, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Waterspouts in Florida, May 18 to 31, 1999F0 · 15 events
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, May 18, 1999$15,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 18, 1999$5,000 · 0.88 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, May 18, 1999$3,000 · 3 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5690085, 5690086, 5690087, 5690088, 5690089, 5690090, 5690091, 5690146, 5690147, 5690148, 5690149, 5690150, 5690151.