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Special Marine Warning issued October 4 at 6:12PM EDT until October 4 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
A warning covered waters 20 to 60 nautical miles offshore between Mexico Beach and Apalachicola, and between the Suwannee River and Apalachicola, Florida. The source reported radar-indicated severe thunderstorms capable of waterspouts and wind gusts of at least 34 knots, moving northeast at 15 knots.
Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 5/10
- Geographic reach
- 3/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 3/10
- Positivity
- 2/10
- Urgency
- 9/10
Why it matters
The alert identified waterspouts and strong wind gusts as hazards in the specified waters.

