Florida, 1999

Tornado and Waterspouts in Florida, September 6, 1999

September 6, 1999 · NWS EYW · 5 events in 1 county or zone

4 waterspout, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:36 UTC.

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Event by event

4 waterspout, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Waterspout, Monroe

When
September 6, 3:14 PM EST to 3:20 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)

2 waterspouts occurred 5 miles northwest of Key West

Waterspout, Monroe

When
September 6, 6:28 PM EST to 6:36 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, Tavernier
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Waterspout just offshore Tavernier

Waterspout, Monroe

When
September 6, 6:34 PM EST to 6:45 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, Rock Harbor
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Waterspout 1 mile north of Rock Harbor

Tornado, Monroe

When
September 6, 6:34 PM EST to 6:40 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, Rock Harbor
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
25.070, -80.470

Waterspout moved onshore as a tornado. Only minor tree damage was observed in Rock Harbor.

Waterspout, Monroe

When
September 6, 7:20 PM EST to 7:31 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, Key Largo
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Waterspout 1 mile north of Key Largo

What these are

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.

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Every storm in Florida in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Florida, 1999Warnings in Florida, September 1999

Sources

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: 5714218, 5714219, 5714220, 5714221, 5714222.