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November 30, 2016 · Lee, Chambers County · 2016
EF1

November 30, 2016

12:35 PM
Lee, Chambers County, Alabama · Near Auburn (ZIP 36850)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
3.2 mi
Max Width
300 yd
DateNovember 30, 2016
Time12:35 PM
CountyLeeChambers
CityAuburn
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 668099
NWS Birmingham

5 E Camp Hill - 2 E Waverly National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in extreme northern Lee County and extreme southern Chambers near Waverly and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado. This tornado formed along the squall line on Wednesday afternoon in extreme northwestern Lee County. The first damage surveyed was along Lee Road 88 just southwest of US Highway 280 near Waverly. The tornado then traveled northeast and crossed Lee Road 453 where it caused minor structure damage and several trees were either snapped or uprooted. The tornado then crossed US Highway 280 and went into Chambers County along County Road 21 where it was at its widest and most destructive point. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado lifted just north of County Road 21. The tornado was 3.2 miles long and was 300 yards wide at its widest point. The tornado was rated an EF-1 with maximum winds around 90 mph. Start: 32.7056/-85.5591 End: 32.7352/-85.5164

NWS EF Scale: F1 Polygon

Event Narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in extreme northern Lee County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 90 mph.||The first damage surveyed was along Lee Road 88 just southwest of US Highway 280 near the town of Waverly. The tornado then traveled northeast and crossed Lee Road 453 where it caused minor structure damage and several trees were either snapped or uprooted. The tornado then crossed US Highway 280 and entered southern Chambers County about one mile west of Highway 147.

Episode Narrative

A warm front moved northward during the day on Tuesday, November 29th, and surface temperatures climbed into the 70s across north Alabama. Low level shear and storm relative helicity increased over west Alabama Tuesday evening and discrete supercells developed over west Alabama.

Outbreak Context

Part of 5-tornado outbreak on November 30, 2016

Shared Episode Narrative

A warm front moved northward during the day on Tuesday, November 29th, and surface temperatures climbed into the 70s across north Alabama. Low level shear and storm relative helicity increased over west Alabama Tuesday evening and discrete supercells developed over west Alabama.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 668099

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