Waterspout — Coastal Waters From Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River To Port Fourchon Louisiana Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

2025-06-26 · near Grand Isle Station (gisl1), Coastal Waters From Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River To Port Fourchon Louisiana Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A picture showed a waterspout near Leeville.

Wider weather episode

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

View location on OpenStreetMap → (29.2600, -90.1900)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1279295. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.