Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 2–6, 2011
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Lee (2011) was a tropical storm of the 2011 Atlantic season. It formed on September 2, 2011, 211 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 986 mb on September 3, 2011, and made landfall 26 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana on September 4, 2011 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 4.8 days and travelled about 853 miles (1,373 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2011 · 11:00 UTC | 26 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana | TS 46 mph | 986 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | direct hit | Sep 5 · 07:00 UTC | TS 41 mph |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 45 mi | Sep 5 · 12:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Mobile, Alabama | 56 mi | Sep 5 · 17:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 20 mi | Sep 6 · 00:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 61 mi | Sep 6 · 02:00 UTC | TD 31 mph |
| Columbus, Georgia | 62 mi | Sep 6 · 04:00 UTC | TD 27 mph |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 46 mi | Sep 6 · 10:00 UTC | TD 19 mph |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 74 mi | Sep 6 · 18:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 10 mi | Sep 6 · 18:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
| East Chattanooga, Tennessee | 12 mi | Sep 6 · 18:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 26.6°N 91.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 26.9°N 91.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 27.2°N 91.4°W | 171 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 27.5°N 91.4°W | 151 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 28.0°N 91.5°W | 120 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 28.5°N 91.8°W | 90 mi SSW of Morgan City, Louisiana |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 29.0°N 92.0°W | 70 mi S of New Iberia, Louisiana |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 989 mb | 29.2°N 92.2°W | 54 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 988 mb | 29.4°N 92.5°W | 45 mi SSW of Abbeville, Louisiana |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 986 mb | 29.5°N 92.5°W | 39 mi SW of Abbeville, Louisiana |
| Sep 4 09:00 | TS | 46 mph | 986 mb | 29.5°N 92.2°W | 33 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana |
| Sep 4 11:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 986 mb | 29.6°N 92.1°W | 26 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 986 mb | 29.7°N 92.0°W | 21 mi SSE of Abbeville, Louisiana |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 988 mb | 30.3°N 91.8°W | 14 mi ENE of Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 990 mb | 30.4°N 91.6°W | 25 mi W of Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 993 mb | 30.4°N 91.4°W | 13 mi WSW of Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 995 mb | 30.6°N 90.1°W | 17 mi N of Mandeville, Louisiana |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 995 mb | 31.5°N 88.3°W | 49 mi NNW of Saraland, Alabama |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 995 mb | 32.6°N 86.5°W | 10 mi NNW of Prattville, Alabama |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | 997 mb | 33.4°N 85.3°W | 18 mi SW of Carrollton, Georgia |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD extratropical | 17 mph | 1000 mb | 34.2°N 85.1°W | near Rome, Georgia |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD extratropical | 17 mph | 1004 mb | 34.9°N 85.3°W | 10 mi S of Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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Questions
Lee made landfall once: 26 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana on September 4, 2011 at 11:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on September 3, 2011, Lee was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 986 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
4.8 days, from September 2, 2011 to September 6, 2011. It travelled about 853 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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