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Waterspout July 16, 2014 · Atchafalaya R To Intracoastal City La 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Pictures of multiple waterspouts were sent into KLFY channel 10 from offshore personnel. The waterspouts were in association with a stalling frontal boundary and viewed from Eugene Island Block 184.

The wider storm

An unusual summertime cold front moved off the gulf coast during the morning of the 16th. A line of showers and thunderstorms produced some waterspouts 40 to 60 miles south of the coast. Strong thunderstorms remained across the gulf coastal waters through the 18th.

Began near Atchafalaya Bay (28.7300, -91.6100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 520339. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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