Florida, 2000

Waterspout in Florida, August 21, 2000

August 21, 2000 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 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
1

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 Tampa radar (KTBW), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:31 UTC.

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Event by event

1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.

Waterspout, Lee

When
August 21, 6:30 PM EST to 6:40 PM EST
Where
Lee County, 3 mi ENE of Boca Grande
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
26.625, -81.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A family of up to three waterspouts was reported by the public three miles east northeast of Boca Grande.One of the waterspouts eventually moved onshore near Boca Grande.

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.

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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: 5174672.