Waterspout · Gulf of Mexico

Waterspout June 24, 2026 · Barataria Bay, Gulf of Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Broadcast media photos and video of a well-defined, rope waterspout near Empire from a passing thunderstorm. Time estimated from radar.

The wider storm

A stationary front was stalled just onshore. At the same time, a weak upper level trough was moving through the Lower Mississippi Valley. Both of these features tapped into a warm and unstable airmass to produce thunderstorm activity in the coastal waters. These thunderstorms produced a waterspout and a marine thunderstorm wind event.

Began near Barataria Pass (29.3758, -89.6781).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1345529. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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