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December 10, 2023 · Lee County · 2023
EF0

December 10, 2023

4:36 AM
Lee County, Alabama · Near Auburn (ZIP 36860)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
2.4 mi
Max Width
400 yd
DateDecember 10, 2023
Time4:36 AM
CountyLee
CityAuburn
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 1145371
NWS Birmingham

3 NNE Society Hill - 3 NW Marvyn The National Weather Service surveyed in southwestern Lee County and found the damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado. The tornado initially touched down along County Road 30 where several trees were uprooted and a single family residence sustained minor damage. The tornado continued east-northeast crossing County Road 29 where additional trees were uprooted and a home had roof damage. It was also noted that a car window was blown out. The tornado then crossed County Road 11 just before lifting north of County Road 39. Additional soft and hard wood trees were damaged and uprooted along these two roads. It should be noted that this damage was adjacent to the EF4 tornado that impacted Lee County in 2019. Start: 32.4649/-85.4258 End: 32.4744/-85.3857

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

The National Weather Service surveyed in southwestern Lee County and found the damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado. The tornado initially touched down along County Road 30 where several trees were uprooted and a single family residence sustained minor damage. The tornado continued east-northeast crossing County Road 29 where additional trees were uprooted and a home had roof damage. It was also noted that a car window was blown out. The tornado then crossed County Road 11 just before lifting north of County Road 39. Additional soft and hard wood trees were damaged and uprooted along these two roads. It should be noted that this damage was adjacent to the EF4 tornado that impacted Lee County in 2019.

Episode Narrative

A pre-frontal line of thunderstorms tracked eastward across Alabama around and just after midnight on December 10th. A segment of the line intensified over Jefferson County, producing two tornadoes and a large swath of wind damage. Elsewhere, two weak tornadoes were spawned over parts of southeast Central Alabama.

Outbreak Context

Part of 4-tornado outbreak on December 10, 2023

Shared Episode Narrative

A pre-frontal line of thunderstorms tracked eastward across Alabama around and just after midnight on December 10th. A segment of the line intensified over Jefferson County, producing two tornadoes and a large swath of wind damage. Elsewhere, two weak tornadoes were spawned over parts of southeast Central Alabama.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 1145371

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