Waterspout in Monroe County, Florida

Waterspout in Monroe County, Florida: 314 recorded events between 1996 and 2001. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #1 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for waterspout in Monroe County is the 1990s, when 192 of the county's 314 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Monroe County archive, waterspout makes up 50.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1 for this hazard and #1 within Florida, putting it in the 100.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for waterspout in Monroe County with 69 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 109
• Tornado 78
• Funnel Cloud 53

How many waterspout events are on record in Monroe County, Florida?

314 waterspout events are recorded in Monroe County between 1996 and 2001, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest waterspout recorded in Monroe County?

The strongest waterspout on record in Monroe County measured 0.

Where does the waterspout data for Monroe County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.