November 16, 2011
11:52 AM| Date | November 16, 2011 |
| Time | 11:52 AM |
| County | Lee |
| City | Auburn |
| Property Loss | $9510000.00M |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 350986 |
2.4 SSE Notasulga - 0.8 ESE Jester A tornado touched down in northeast Macon County near Notasulga, east of County Road 81. Approximately a dozen mobile homes sustained damage along County Road 54. The tornado moved to the northeast and crossed into Lee County, continually causing damage along the path. A tornado initially touched down in Macon County a nd crossed into Lee County approximately 1 mile southwest of Lee Road 3. It continued its northeastward path causing extensive tree damage. Dozens of houses and mobile homes on the western side of Auburn were heavily damaged due to falling trees. Several residences were destroyed. One female and one child were injured when trees fell on a mobile home. The tornado crossed the southern edge of Auburn University's campus and caused damage to homes and the baseball facilities at Auburn High School. The tornado crossed I nterstate 85 at US H ighway 280 and continued moving to the northeast toward Lake Harding. Along the lake, widespread tree damage, and damage to several homes and boathouses occurred. The tornado continued into Harris County Georgia (See November Storm Data from WFO Peachtree City). Start: 32.5369/-85.6566 End: 32.6970/-85.1173
NWS EF Scale: F1 (F2)
A tornado initially touched down in Macon County Alabama and crossed into Lee County approximately 1 mile southwest of Lee Road 3. It continued its northeastward path causing extensive tree damage across western Lee County. Dozens of houses and mobile homes on the western side of Auburn were heavily damaged due to falling trees. Several residences were destroyed. One female and one child were injured when trees fell on a mobile home. Significant damage was also noted in the Terrace Acres neighborhood, where homes were heavily damaged from falling trees. The tornado crossed the southern edge of Auburn University's campus and caused damage to the baseball facilities at Auburn High School and nearby homes. The tornado crossed interstate 85 at US highway 280 and continued moving to the northeast toward Lake Harding. Along the lake, extensive tree damage and damage to numerous homes and boathouses occurred. Several residences were destroyed or sustained complete roof loss. The tornado continued into Harris County Georgia (See November Storm Data from WFO Peachtree City).
Several waves of thunderstorms affected Central Alabama on Wednesday, November 16. The airmass ahead of a slow-moving, strong cold front became increasingly moist and unstable during the early morning hours. Rotating supercells within several broken lines of thunderstorms began producing damage just after sunrise in west Central Alabama. Isolated damage continued across the southern portion of the area through the early afternoon. In addition to damage across portions of Alabama, this storm system produced damage from Eastern Texas to the Atlantic Coast.
Part of 5-tornado outbreak on November 16, 2011
Several waves of thunderstorms affected Central Alabama on Wednesday, November 16. The airmass ahead of a slow-moving, strong cold front became increasingly moist and unstable during the early morning hours. Rotating supercells within several broken lines of thunderstorms began producing damage just after sunrise in west Central Alabama. Isolated damage continued across the southern portion of the area through the early afternoon. In addition to damage across portions of Alabama, this storm system produced damage from Eastern Texas to the Atlantic Coast.