Funnel Cloud in Monroe County, Florida

Funnel Cloud in Monroe County, Florida: 53 recorded events between 1997 and 2002. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #10 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for funnel cloud in Monroe County is the 1990s, when 44 of the county's 53 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, funnel cloud makes up 8.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #10 for this hazard and #6 within Florida, putting it in the 99.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for funnel cloud in Monroe County with 12 recorded events, while Feb 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.

• Waterspout 314
• Thunderstorm Wind 109
• Tornado 78

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

53 funnel cloud events are recorded in Monroe County between 1997 and 2002, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest funnel cloud recorded in Monroe County?

The strongest funnel cloud on record in Monroe County measured 0.

Where does the funnel cloud 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.