Here are a few images I was able to take of the funnel clouds that were off the Boca Raton coast around 1am on July 1, 2017. Image have been filtered to help highlight the funnel clouds.
Here is the Specail Marine Warning caused by the funnel clouds / waterspouts:
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1125 AM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR…
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF FL OUT 20 NM…
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH FL OUT 20 NM…
* UNTIL NOON EDT
* AT 1124 AM EDT…A SHOWER PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED OVER
HILLSBORO BEACH…OR OVER BOCA RATON…MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 KNOTS.
HAZARD…WATERSPOUTS.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…WATERSPOUTS CAN CAPSIZE BOATS…DAMAGE VESSELS AND
CREATE SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE
IN A SECURE LOCATION AND WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
HILLSBORO BEACH…BOCA RATON…HIGHLAND BEACH…LIGHTHOUSE POINT…
DEERFIELD BEACH AND POMPANO BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS
SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
LAT…LON 2632 7996 2623 8003 2630 8011 2642 8008
TIME…MOT…LOC 1524Z 124DEG 7KT 2631 8005
WATERSPOUT…OBSERVED
HAIL…0.00IN
WIND…<34KTS
And here is the Special Weather Statement:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1102 AM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017
FLZ168-172-011545-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL-COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
1102 AM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WATERSPOUT MOVING TOWARDS SHORE
FOR UNTIL 1145 AM EDT…
* AT 1100 AM EDT…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A WATERSPOUT
NEAR THE COAST, WHICH MAY MOVE TOWARDS SHORE BETWEEN POMPANO BEACH
AND DELRAY BEACH, IT IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
POMPANO BEACH, BOCA RATON, DEERFIELD BEACH, DELRAY BEACH,
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, HIGHLAND BEACH, HILLSBORO BEACH AND TERRA MAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WATERSPOUT MAY MOVE ONSHORE. ALTHOUGH TYPICALLY WEAK AND SHORT
LIVED, A LAND FALLING WATERSPOUT CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE, SERIOUS
INJURY, OR EVEN DEATH. NEARBY PIERS, MARINAS, DOCKS, AND BEACH
FACILITIES ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN THE
PATH OF THIS WATERSPOUT MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DAMAGE, ESPECIALLY TO
ROOFS, PORCHES, AWNINGS, AND POOL ENCLOSURES.
And finally the Local Storm Report:
383
NWUS52 KMFL 011450
LSRMFL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1050 AM EDT SAT JUL 01 2017
1047 AM WATER SPOUT 3 ESE HILLSBORO BEACH 26.27N 80.03W
07/01/2017 AMZ651 FL TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE WATERSPOUTS BEING REPORTED OFFSHORE POMPANO
AND DEERFIELD BEACH.
EVENT NUMBER MFL1700253
First time I have seen three funnels at one time, quite a memeorbale day. If you have pictures please feel free to share them.
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