Lee Downgraded: A Little More Wind

September 5, 2011

Tropical Storm Lee caused scattered damage in Escambia County over the weekend, including the Innerarity Point area were at least four homes were damaged or destroyed.

Overnight Monday, a little more wind and rain are possible before the sun returns on Sunday.

In the North Escambia area, few problems had been reported from Lee –  just a few downed trees and power lines.  Most power outages were short in duration, lasting a couple of hours at most. Peak wind gusts across the area through midnight Sunday were reported at just under 30 mph, as most locations received less than two inches of rain.

On Innerarity Point, an apparent tornado destroyed one home and about a half dozen others were damaged in the early morning hours Sunday.  Numerous trees were downed, and a sailboat was flipped upside down.  Just minutes earlier, the same apparent tornado damaged about 20 homes in Lillian, Ala. The North Escambia area was under a tornado warning late Sunday afternoon, but no damage was reported.

(For TS Lee photos from Pensacola Beach, click here.)

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

  • Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
  • Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Comments

One Response to “Lee Downgraded: A Little More Wind”

  1. Terri Sanders on September 5th, 2011 9:02 am

    RAIN RAIN GO AWAY

    COME TO COLORADO TODAY!!

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