Waterspout · Gulf of Mexico

Waterspout September 17, 2024 · Lake Borgne, Gulf of Mexico

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Public video via social media of a waterspout over/near Lake Catherine. Position estimated from radar and video.

The wider storm

In a typical summertime pattern, convection fired up along the seabreeze during the afternoon timeframe. One cell was able to take advantage of vorticiy from surrounding boundaries and produced a brief waterspout in Lake Borgne.

Began near Shell Beach Station (shbl1) (30.0500, -89.7300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1218720. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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