Long duration wind patterns in combination with the autumn astronomical spring tide produced minor coastal flooding in the Upper Florida Keys.
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The episode as NWS KEY wrote it up.
Long duration wind patterns in combination with the autumn astronomical spring tide produced minor coastal flooding in the Upper Florida Keys.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Key West, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 16, 4:04 AM EST, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 526 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2016 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-171100- MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 526 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS TODAY AND TONIGHT. MINOR COASTAL...SALTWATER FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL PERSIST ACROSS BAYSIDE PORTIONS OF THE UPPER KEYS. COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE MAINLY DURING TIMES AROUND HIGH TIDE FOR COMMUNITIES OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS. SOME STORM DRAINS MAY OVERFLOW...AND SOME DOCKS AND SEAWALLS MAY BE OVERTOPPED. MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING OF LOW LYING STREETS AND LOTS IS LIKELY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ALL SURROUNDING WATERS. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARD IS CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE THE FLORIDA STRAITS WATERS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ALL SURROUNDING WATERS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN FOR THE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PERIODS. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARD IS CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FUTTERMAN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding occurred at Harry Harris Park in Tavernier due to abnormally high spring tides. The report was relayed by social media.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, October 2016
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 664724.