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Waterspout June 28, 2025 · Lake Ponchartrain and Lake Maurepas, Gulf of Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Received several pictures of a waterspout southeast of Mandeville. Dissipated before reaching shore.

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 Lake Pontchartrain produced a waterspout as it moved along a stalled microscale boundary that was stalled in the area.

Began near Mandeville Lakefront - Xmvl Weatherflow (30.2900, -90.0500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1279302. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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