Florida, 2000

Waterspouts in Florida, July 23, 2000

July 23, 2000 · NWS EYW · 2 events in 1 county or zone

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, Monroe

When
July 23, 12:38 PM EST to 12:45 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, (Eyw)key West Inl Ar
Reported by
AIRPLANE PILOT
Coordinates
25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Waterspout observed 20 miles northeast of Key West Airport.

Waterspout, Monroe

When
July 23, 2:49 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, (Eyw)key West Inl Ar
Reported by
AIRPLANE PILOT
Coordinates
25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Waterspout observed 65 miles northwest of Key West airport.

What these are

Waterspout
A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.

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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: 5151164, 5151165.