Preliminary Report On Lee County Tornado… Rated EF3

Scott Martin | March 3, 2019 @ 7:04 pm

Image from Courtney Harris (from @Spann Twitter Feed).

From NWS Birmingham: We had someone on the ground in Lee County (CR 36 area) briefly before the sun went down. The first tornado to impact Lee County was at least an EF-3 and at least 1/2 mile wide… this is pending further & more detailed examination tomorrow. We have just gotten confirmation from Lee Co EMA of ‘at least’ 8 confirmed fatalities in Lee County.

Lee County Sherrif’s Department now confirming 14 dead in today’s tornado (from WSFA News).

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.