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Tropical Storm Lee (2011)

Tropical Storm Lee was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 986 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was Baton Rouge, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 56 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst September 4, 2011
1
Lowest pressure
986 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Tropical Storm Lee’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. September 4, 2011, subtropical storm at 46 mph, about 42 miles from Lafayette, LA

Modeled winds at cities (3)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Baton Rouge, LA56 mph46 mph0 milesSep 3, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
Lafayette, LA52 mph42 mph11 milesSep 3, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
New Orleans, LA50 mph41 mph39 milesSep 3, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT

Best track (22 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 2, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1007 mb26.6°N, 91.4°W
Sep 2, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1006 mb26.9°N, 91.4°W
Sep 2, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1005 mb27.2°N, 91.4°W
Sep 2, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1003 mb27.5°N, 91.4°W
Sep 3, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1001 mb28.0°N, 91.5°W
Sep 3, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph997 mb28.5°N, 91.8°W
Sep 3, 12:00 UTCSubtropical storm58 mph993 mb29.0°N, 92.0°W
Sep 3, 18:00 UTCSubtropical storm52 mph989 mb29.2°N, 92.2°W
Sep 4, 00:00 UTCSubtropical storm46 mph988 mb29.4°N, 92.5°W
Sep 4, 06:00 UTCSubtropical storm46 mph986 mb29.5°N, 92.5°W
Sep 4, 09:00 UTCSubtropical storm46 mph986 mb29.5°N, 92.2°W
Sep 4, 10:30 UTC (landfall)Subtropical storm46 mph986 mb29.6°N, 92.1°W
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