Florida, 2000

Waterspouts in Florida, August 15, 2000

August 15, 2000 · NWS TBW · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

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Event by event

2 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.

Waterspout, Charlotte

When
August 15, 9:45 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Charlotte County, 12 mi SSW of Punta Gorda
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
26.900, -81.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A Skywarn Spotter and mariners reported that waterspout drifted south across Charlotte Harbor to near Bokeelia in Lee county.

Waterspout, Lee

When
August 15, 10:00 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
Where
Lee County, 18 mi NW of Cape Coral
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
26.625, -81.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5174669, 5174670.