Florida, 2000Waterspout in Florida, April 12, 2000
April 12, 2000 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Waterspout, Broward
- When
- April 12, 9:20 AM EST
- Where
- Broward County, 15 mi SE of Ft Lauderdale
- Reported by
- AIRPLANE PILOT
- Coordinates
- 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A pilot reported a waterspout in the Atlantic offshore Fort Lauderdale.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 12, 2000$250,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 12, 2000$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Texas, April 12, 2000$75,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 12, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 12, 2000$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 12, 2000$15,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, April 12, 20001 in hail · 1 event
- Flood in Connecticut, April 12 to 13, 20001 event
- Hail in Louisiana, April 12, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Louisiana, April 12, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 12, 200056 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 12, 2000$2,000 · 1 event
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: 5137870.