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Waterspout June 27, 2025 · Mississippi Sound, Gulf of Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Public photo and report of two waterspouts near Ship Island.

The wider storm

A typical summertime regime of high atmospheric moisture content and generally low shear was in place across the region. One storm in the Mississippi Sound produced a couple waterspouts as it moved along a stalled microscale boundary that was stalled in the area.

Began near Ship Island - Xshi Weatherflow (30.2300, -88.8800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1279292. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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