The National Weather Service has found a second tornado produced by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Additional “Lee” rainfall, wind and tornado information can be found here: NWS Birmingham Wrap-Up.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1025 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2011
…STORM SURVEY DATA FOR SPARKS CREEK TORNADO (HALE COUNTY) ON
SEPTEMBER 5…
PRELIMINARY DATA…
EVENT DATE: SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
EVENT TYPE: EF-0 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): AROUND 70
INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE
EVENT START LOCATION AND TIME: 32.7789/-87.4965 AT 1100 AM
EVENT END LOCATION AND TIME: 32.8279/-87.4872 AT 1104 AM
PATH LENGTH: 3.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS
BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE HALE COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY…IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT DAMAGE ALONG CR-51
WAS THE RESULT OF A WEAK TORNADO. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF CR-32 AND CR-51…ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
GREENSBORO. THE TORNADO THEN TRAVELED ON A NORTH-NORTHEAST PATH FOR
JUST UNDER 3.5 MILES…LIFTING JUST EAST OF AL-25 ON STARLING ROAD.
THE TORNADO SNAPPED OFF AND UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES ALONG ITS PATH.
AT LEAST ONE TREE LANDED ON A HOUSE…DAMAGING ITS ROOF. ANOTHER
LANDED ON AND DAMAGED A SMALL HAY STORAGE BARN. THE METAL ROOF
PANELS OF ANOTHER OUTBUILDING WERE TORN OFF.
THIS TORNADO WAS SPAWNED BY THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE.
