July 6, 2005
2:40 PM| Date | July 6, 2005 |
| Time | 2:40 PM |
| County | Lee |
| City | Opelika |
| Property Loss | $30.0K |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 5466512 |
8.5 E Opelika-9.7 E Opelika National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage just east of Opelika and determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado touched down at approximately 340 PM CDT 8.5 miles east of Opelika, along County Road 158 just east of Lee Road 269. At least two mobile homes sustained minor damage, dozens of trees and power lines were snapped off or blown down, and a spare tire was removed from a vehicle and thrown several yards away. The tornado damage path was 1.2 miles long and 200 yards wide at its widest point. This tornado was spawned during Tropical Storm Cindy. Start: 32.6500/-85.2200 End: 32.6500/-85.2000
NWS EF Scale: F0
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage just east of Opelika and determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado touched down at approximately 340 PM CDT 8.5 miles east of Opelika, along County Road 158 just east of Lee Road 269. At least two mobile homes sustained minor damage, dozens of trees and power lines were snapped off or blown down, and a spare tire was removed from a vehicle and thrown several yards away. The tornado damage path was 1.2 miles long and 200 yards wide at its widest point. This tornado was spawned during Tropical Storm Cindy.Begin: 32 39.81/85 14.07 End: 32 40.79/85 14.49
Part of 17-tornado outbreak on July 6, 2005