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Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico

Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here in 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
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All events
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Deaths
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Property damage

NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.

Most significant events

The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.

June 27, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
ASOS station KNEW New Orleans Lakefront Airport measured a wind gust of 43mph or 37 knots.
June 20, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
KNEW ASOS measured a wind gust of 43 mph from thunderstorm winds.
June 20, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet site at Mid-Lake measured wind gust at 44mph.
June 18, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Lakefront Airport KNEW measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 58 knots or 67 mph.
June 18, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Weatherflow mesonet on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 46 mph.
June 6, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
ASOS station KNEW New Orleans Lakefront Airport measured a 44 mph wind gust.
June 1, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
KNEW ASOS measured a wind gust of 39mph / 34 knots from thunderstorm downburst winds.
May 28, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
Broadcast media relayed picture of waterspout over Lake Pontchartrain near Irish Bayou.
May 28, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
Local broadcast media sky camera showed real-time snapshot of waterspout.
May 22, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station XPTN Pontchartrain Causeway measured a peak gust of 49 mph or 43 knots.
May 21, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Waterspout Waterspout
Broadcast media reports a waterspout near the Twin Span.
May 9, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station XPTN Pontchartrain Causeway measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 42 mph.
May 9, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Weatherflow mesonet station XLKF Lakefront Airport measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 71 mph or 62 kts.
May 8, 2026 · Lake Pontchartrain, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Municipal Yacht Harbor Weatherstem mesonet at Lakefront measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 34 knots or 39 mph.
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
2026140