Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- March 31, 11:35 AM EST to 11:39 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Big Pine Key
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout reported 2 miles north of Bahia Honda.
Waterspouts in Florida, March 31, 2000
5 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- 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.
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:35 UTC.
Event by event
5 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- March 31, 11:35 AM EST to 11:40 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Marathon
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout reported 12 miles north of Marathon.
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- March 31, 12:20 PM EST to 12:35 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Marathon
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout reported 5 miles north of Marathon.
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- March 31, 12:36 PM EST to 12:45 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Marathon
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout reported 4 miles north of Marathon.
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- March 31, 12:45 PM EST to 12:52 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Marathon
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout reported 4 miles north of Marathon.
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
- Rip Current in Florida, March 31, 2000
- High Wind in California, March 31, 2000
- Heat and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, March 31, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, March 31, 2000
- High Wind in Nevada, March 31, 2000
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Pennsylvania, March 31, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 31, 2000
- High Wind in California, March 31, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, March 31, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Maryland, March 31, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Delaware, March 31, 2000
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, March 31, 2000
More
Every storm in Florida in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, March 2000
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: 5133684, 5133685, 5133686, 5133687, 5133688.