Florida, 2001Waterspouts in Florida, August 26, 2001
August 26, 2001 · NWS EYW · 2 events in 1 county or zone
2 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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.
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- August 26, 8:29 AM EST to 8:34 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Rock Harbor
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout observed 1 mile northwest of Rock Harbor near Buttonwood Sound.
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- August 26, 9:22 AM EST to 9:37 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Upper Key Largo
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two large waterspouts observed 1/2 mile southeast of of Upper Key Largo.
- 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.
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 26, 2001$170,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strikes in Oklahoma, August 26, 2001$70,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 26, 2001$50,000 · 53 kt wind · 3 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 26 to 27, 2001$50,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 26, 2001$50,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, August 26, 2001$30,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 26, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 26, 2001$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 26, 2001$500 · 1 in hail · 13 events
- Hail in Minnesota, August 26, 20010.88 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Ohio, August 26, 200150 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 26, 2001$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events
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: 5262239, 5262240.