November 16, 2011

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)

Part of 5-tornado outbreak on November 16, 2011