Florida, 2000

Funnel Cloud and Waterspout in Florida, May 31, 2000

May 31, 2000 · NWS EYW · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 funnel cloud, 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
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

1 funnel cloud, 1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Monroe

When
May 31, 5:20 PM EST to 5:24 PM 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 5 miles north of the Key West airport.

Waterspout, Monroe

When
May 31, 6:57 PM EST to 7:10 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, (Eyw)key West Inl Ar
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

2 waterspouts were observed simultaneously 16 miles northwest of Key West by the vessel Suncoaster.

What these are

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.

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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: 5141378, 5141379.