Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Lake Ponchartrain and Lake Maurepas, Gulf of Mexico

2026-01-25 · near Lkfrnt Arpt New, Lake Ponchartrain and Lake Maurepas, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

KNEW ASOS at Lakefront Airport measured thunderstorm wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved east across the coastal waters of southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi during the morning of January 25th. A line of showers and thunderstorms developed along and just ahead of the front within a moist and moderately unstable airmass. As the line progressed eastward, embedded cells within this line produced severe wind gusts at multiple locations of the local marine areas.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (30.0500, -90.0300)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1311396. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.