Sep 5, 2011
A tropical depression developed in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, September 1 and strengthened as it remained nearly stationary becoming Tropical Storm Lee Friday afternoon, September 2. Tropical Storm Lee slowly moved northward toward the central Louisiana coast, eventually making landfall Sunday, September 4 near Vermillion Bay, LA, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 45 mph. Rain bands spread northward into Central Alabama Saturday afternoon, September 3, skirting the southwest corner of t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 350215). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Blount County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.