Florida, 2000Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Florida, August 15, 2000
August 15, 2000 · NWS EYW · 5 events in 1 county or zone
2 waterspout, 1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- 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.
Event by event
2 waterspout, 1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Monroe
- When
- August 15, 9:11 AM EST to 9:21 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)
Funnel cloud observed 9 miles south of Key West airport.
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- August 15, 9:56 AM EST to 10:31 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Duck Key
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large waterspout observed 1 miles south of Duck Key.
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- August 15, 9:56 AM EST to 10:06 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Duck Key
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout observed 1 miles south of Duck Key near larger waterspout.
Lightning, Monroe
- When
- August 15, 9:57 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Duck Key
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a fishing boat damaging the electrical system. No damage amounts available.
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- August 15, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Key Largo
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 25.083, -80.450
Gust reported by Molasses Reef C-Man station.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Surf in California, August 15, 20002 deaths · 5 injured · 1 event
- Wildfire in Montana, August 15 to 31, 20003 injured · $160,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 15, 2000$25,000 · 2 events
- High Wind in Alaska, August 15 to 16, 2000$25,000 · 85 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in New York, August 15, 2000$25,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Wyoming, August 15, 2000$20,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Michigan, August 15, 200053 kt wind · 6 events
- Waterspouts in Florida, August 15, 20002 events
- Lightning Strikes in California, August 15 to 17, 20002 events
- Rip Currents in American Samoa, August 15 to 18, 20002 events
- Extreme Cold in Alabama, August 15, 20001 event
- Wildfire in Wyoming, August 15 to 31, 20001 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: 5176767, 5176768, 5176769, 5175265, 5175266.